Golda Meir

Golda Meir (earlier Golda Meyerson, born Golda Mabovitch, Голда Мабович; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was an Israeli teacher, kibbutznik, stateswoman and politician and the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.

Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel on March 17, 1969, after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister. The world's fourth and Israel's first and only woman to hold such an office, she has been described as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics, though her tenure ended before that term was applied to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion used to call Meir "the best man in the government"; she was often portrayed as the "strong-willed, straight-talking, grey-bunned grandmother of the Jewish people".

Meir resigned as prime minister in 1974, the year following the Yom Kippur War. She died in 1978 of lymphoma.

Early life

Golda Mabovitch (Ukrainian: Ґольда Мабович) was born on May 3, 1898, in Kiev, Russian Empire, present-day Ukraine, to Blume Neiditch (died 1951) and Moshe Mabovitch (died 1944), a carpenter. Meir wrote in her autobiography that her earliest memories were of her father boarding up the front door in response to rumours of an imminent pogrom. She had two sisters, Sheyna (1889-1972) and Tzipke (1902-1981), as well as five other siblings who died in childhood. She was especially close to Sheyna.

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Famous quotes by Golda Meir:

"We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us"
"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement."
"Don't be so humble, you're not that great."
"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."
"Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short."
"Don't be humble. You aren't that great."
"Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse."
"A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader."
"To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man."

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Jan ... Jan ... Jan ... Jan ... Jan ... Mapai, the dominant political party during Israel’s first two decades, joins with two smaller left-leaning parties, Ahdut Ha’avoda and Rafi, to form the Labor Party at a conference chaired by Mapai’s secretary-general, Golda Meir.

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The student attends Golda Meir Lower Campus, which serves students in grades three through five, according to Milwaukee Health Department spokesperson Caroline Reinwald.

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Thus, she acknowledged the late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's dedication to African nations, noting that this legacy continued to inspire Israel's foreign policy.

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Remembering President Carter. I think I share the combined sorrow of the American people in regard to the recent passing of President Carter. I entered the Naval Academy during his administration ... We are all sorry about his passing ... To quote Golda Meir.

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Whitnall at Milwaukee Golda Meir, 10 a.m ... Whitnall is a 67-57 loss to Wisconsin Lutheran away from a perfect 8-0 start, while Golda Meir has gone from 0-2 to winning seven of its last eight games with a pair of games this week before Saturday.

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29, at 100 at his home in Plains, Ga., his nonprofit announced ... * * * ... In meeting then-Prime Minister Golda Meir on that same trip, he wrote in his 2006 book, he warned her that nothing good had come for the Jews when they had turned from G-d ... — JTA.

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