Long before there was a start-up nation the Jews were the can do people, but a constant crisis-solving posture poses problems of its own. Here is part two in our effort to build the context for the surprise of the Yom Kippur War of 1973. It is a story of technological revolutions, unstoppable confidence and even what might be called an act of piracy. Learn about the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), President Charles de Gaulle of France, Walter Eytan of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Prime Minister Golda Meir, Beirut, Felix Amiot, Martin Siem, and more.