“The only alternative to war is peace. The only road to peace is negotiation.”
- Golda Meir
- Golda Meir
Golda Meir
- The first woman to lead a modern state
- Born in Russia and emigrated to Palestine in 1915
- Became P.M. of Israel in 1969 until 1974
- Dealt with the Yom Kippur War and was seen as a hard liner
- Also approved operation Golden Gideon
- Born in Russia and emigrated to Palestine in 1915
- Became P.M. of Israel in 1969 until 1974
- Dealt with the Yom Kippur War and was seen as a hard liner
- Also approved operation Golden Gideon
Question: What impact did Galda Meir being the first woman to lead a modern state have on the rest of the region/world?
Summary
Golda Meir was an Israeli teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. She was Israel's first and the world's third woman to hold such an office, she was described as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics years before the epithet became associated with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.