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The Rebbe’s Diplomat: Joseph Ciechanover’s Hidden Role in Israeli History

The Yom Kippur War started out badly for Israel, though it shouldn’t have. Joseph Ciechanover, who passed away at the age of 90 on Sept. 17, 2024 (14 Elul, 5784), spent those days and nights at the cigarette-and-coffee-fueled Defense Ministry. On the fifth day of war, just as IDF troops began their advance into Syrian territory and towards Damascus, the phone rang.