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Who is Golda Meir

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Golda Meir - First Female Prime Minister of Israel

Golda Meir was the first (and, so far, only) woman prime minister to lead Israel and only the third woman in the world to hold the post in any country. She became PM in 1969, but resigned from the office in 1974 over discontent over her handling of the Yom Kippur War.

Golda Meir Quotes

- One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.

- Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.

- Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse.

- To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.

- We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.

- Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

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How Will the World Remember Golda Meir?

How will the world remember Golda Meir?

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A great prime minister of Israel

Not a very good leader at all

urimeir says:

As the woman who did not further peace talks on time.

 

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  • bruce Oct 18, 2009 @ 7:09 pm | in reply to TrixiJahn | delete
    Yeah,old Moishe wandred the desert alright plundering archealogical sites.
    He fell apart in 1973 war,advised Golda to deploy WMD so US satellites could observe.This to strong arm Nixon to rush replacements arms at a cost of I BILLION to US taxpayer.Israel's WMD deployment led to USSR to go on Nuclear footing followed by US Defcon-3 Nuclear alert.
  • bruce Dec 25, 2008 @ 3:27 pm | delete
    She also said there is no such thing as Palestinians,the people that were living in Palestine before she imigrated there.Had a chance to make peace after 1967 attack.Dream of Greater Israel on other peoples' land too great.Blinded by Victory of arms.Blind to patterns of History.
  • TrixiJahn Nov 16, 2008 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    Nice lens! Great woman! My favortie from her is "Im still mad at Moishe! He wandered around for 40 yrs in the desert and picked the only land without oil" :-))))
    She had great humor!
  • ideadesigns May 8, 2008 @ 7:12 pm | delete
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