It's men who are discriminated against. She was said to be the "Iron Lady" (a strong-minded woman) of Israel's politics years before that name became said about the British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. Her autobiography, My Life, was published in 1975. Yitzhak Shamir (HaLikud) ---- Golda Meir had two children. Yigal Allon (HaMa'arakh) ---- What happened when we were not on the Golan Heights? Golda Meir was one of the founders of the State of Israel. Quotations by Golda Meir, Israeli Leader, Born May 3, 1898. They say we must be dead. Her autobiography tells of … Levi Eshkol (Mapai / HaMa'arakh) ---- I srael had had only one foreign minister by the time Golda Meir was named to the post in 1956, but there was a logic to making hers the public face of what at the time … Between life and death, I don’t know of a compromise. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. In 1921 she and her husband emigrated to Palestine. Shimon Peres (acting) (HaMa'arakh, 1977) ---- On February 26, 1969, Meir became Israel’s fourth prime minister. She remained in power as head of a caretaker government until a new one was formed in June. Accessible across all of today's devices: phones, tablets, and desktops. We’ve been busy, working hard to bring you new features and an updated design. A new, third level of content, designed specially to meet the advanced needs of the sophisticated scholar. She died in Jerusalem on December 8, 1978. Therefore there can be no compromise. Yitzhak Rabin (HaMa'arakh, 1974-1977) ---- There she attended the Milwaukee Normal School, now the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. A son Menachem (born 1924) and a daughter Sarah (born 1926). Moshe Sharett (Mapai, 1954-1955) ---- At that time, Muslim Arabs and Jews were the two main groups of people who lived there. We were not on the Golan Heights! In Palestine Goldie Myerson and her husband joined the Merhavya kibbutz, or communal farm. In 1975, Meir was awarded the Israel Prize for her services to the State of Israel.[5]. We are the only country in the world whose neighbors do not say, “We are going to war because we want a certain piece of land from Israel,” or waterways or anything of that kind. Israel was surprised by the attack and after the Yom Kippur War, the government was asked questions about Israel's not being ready for the war. We’re the only people in the world where our neighbors openly announce they just won’t have us here. Here. All Meir’s efforts at ending the conflict with the Arab states came to a halt. “I guess we have no choice. Senator, we have no place else to go.”, - AIPAC Policy Conference, March 20, 2016, “A story once went the rounds of Israel to the effect that Ben-Gurion described me as 'the only man' in his cabinet. Please note: Text within images is not translated, some features may not work properly after translation, and the translation may not accurately convey the intended meaning. To share with more than one person, separate addresses with a comma. For instance, we’re not the only people in the world who’ve had difficulties with neighbors; that has happened to many. And that’s why we have no choice.”, In a meeting with Senator Joe Biden, Meir said, “don’t look so sad, Senator, we have a secret weapon in our battle against the Arabs. Israeli forces suffered heavy casualties. In June 1967 Meir helped form the Israel Labour Party. They reflect her no nonsense approach and are straightforward, honest and laced with humor. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. What amused me about is that he (or whoever invented the story) thought that this was the greatest compliment that could be paid to a woman. Golda Meir (pronounced [Gol-da My-ear]; Hebrew: גולדה מאיר, Arabic: جولدا مائير, born Golda Mabovitch, May 3 1898 - December 8 1978, known as Golda Myerson from 1917 to 1956) was the fourth prime minister of the State of Israel.. Golda Meir became Prime Minister of Israel on March 17 1969 after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister. It was at this time that she took the Hebrew name Golda Meir. At 17 she joined the Zionist movement that was working to establish a Jewish state in the Middle East. Yitzhak Shamir (HaLikud, 1983-1984) ---- “Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. Golda Meir was one of the founders of the State of Israel . David Ben-Gurion (Mapai, 1955-1963) ---- We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. Moshe Sharett (Mapai) ---- Golda Meir was not a grand orator in any traditional sense of the term and she was a reluctant writer. In 1906 Goldie and her family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ehud Olmert (partly acting) (Kadima, 2006-2009) ---- Yitzhak Rabin (HaMa'arakh / HaAvoda) ---- In the 1920s it was ruled by Great Britain. Source: Yadid, Judd. David Ben-Gurion (Mapai) ---- The two biggest events of her time as prime minister were the murder of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Menachem Begin (HaLikud) ---- It’s because Egypt and Syria and the other Arab countries refuse to acquiesce to our existence. “When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons. Golda Meir was born Goldie Mabovitch in Kiev, Ukraine on May 3, 1898, the daughter of Moshe and Bluma Mabovitch. Golda Meir (HaMa'arakh) ---- By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use Privacy Policy. Growing up on the East Coast, Golembo saw her aunt often. Yitzhak Rabin (HaAvoda, 1992-1995) ---- She became a leader in the Milwaukee Labor Zionist Party. Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.” ― Golda Meir, A Land of Our Own: An Oral Autobiography