Golda Meir

May 3, 2024 | sdjewishworld.com | Golda Meir

Courtesy of WikipediaGolda Meir, 1964 (Photo: Wikipedia)Golda Meir (May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was an Israeli politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. She was Israel’s first and only female head of government and the first in the Middle East. Born into a Ukrainian-Jewish family in Kiev in what was then the Russian Empire, Meir immigrated with her family to the United States in 1906.

Nov 5, 2023 | aish.com | Golda Meir

The following op-ed by Golda Meir was printed in The New York Times 42 years ago. January 14, 1976To be misquoted is an occupational hazard of political leadership; for this reason I should like to clarify my position in regard to the Palestinian issue. I have been charged with being rigidly insensitive to the question of the Palestinian Arabs.

Oct 25, 2023 | madison.com | Golda Meir

This State Journal editorial ran on Oct. 26, 1973, one day after the United Nation's secured an Egyptian-Israeli cease-fire in the Yom Kippur War. The Arab armies had launched a surprise attack on the holy day Oct. 6 using Soviet weapons:Even if the Middle East situation didn't take the world the full distance to the brink of nuclear war Thursday, it came close enough to provide a chilling experience for anyone concerned with the survival of mankind.

Jul 26, 2023 | quotes.net | Carl Jung |Mahatma Gandhi |Golda Meir

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