Golda Meir

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has an insurance policy - it's called Israel's opposition – opinion

Whoever succeeds the current prime minister will need to preserve what he helped build, repair what he broke, and govern with a broad understanding of local and global politics

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah attend the Likud Party's election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, Jan 21, 2020.
Prime Minister Golda Meir

Grapevine: Knowing Golda

DAME HELEN Mirren attends a reception at St James's Palace to mark International Women's Day and the fifteenth year of WOW on March 10, 2026 in London, England.

'Evil Zionist b****': Helen Mirren harassed on London streets over Israel support

Werner Braun's 1964 picture of five nuns in the Valley of the Cross in Jerusalem is a symphony in monochrome.

Capturing a nation: Werner Braun’s photographic journey


Golda’s grit and Nixon’s ambivalence - opinion

A proud Nixon boasted, “Christ, if it weren’t for me, there wouldn’t be any Israel. They know that in Israel. Golda knows that, even though they may not know it over here.”

 PRIME MINISTER Golda Meir stands with US president Richard Nixon and secretary of state Henry Kissinger, outside the White House, in November 1973.

Good as ‘Golda’: Nattiv on directing Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren was attached to the project before Guy Nattiv came on board, he said, but he has no regrets whatsoever about her casting as Golda Meir.

 HELEN MIRREN in Guy Nattiv’s ‘Golda.’

One Palestinian, one Jew, and two very different impressions of ‘Golda’

Finding common ground on the framing of the Yom Kippur War, the focus of the film’s narrative proved hard.

Helen Mirren as Israel’s Prime Minister Golda Meir in ‘Golda.’

Grapevine August 30, 2023: He knew her well

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Howard Zeimer, president, Caulfield Hebrew Congregation; Ambassador Amir Maimon; and Doron Eldar, partner in SIBF.

Smart, sneaky, deeply flawed: Ben-Gurion’s grandson interviews Golda director

Academy Award ® Winning filmmaker and director of 'Golda', Guy Nattiv, in conversation with Alon Ben-Gurion, the grandson of Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.  

 Helen Miren as Golda

'Golda:' What the movie doesn't tell you about the Israeli prime minister

Biographer Pnina Lahav answers questions about Golda Meir, whose life is fleshed out in Lahav's new book.

Helen Mirren as Israel’s Prime Minister Golda Meir in ‘Golda.’

Did Golda Meir let the Yom Kippur War happen?

‘Golda’ biopic aims to rehabilitate her image.

 HELEN MIRREN as Gold Meir in ‘Golda.’

My Word: Facing the music and stereotypes - comment

The Jewface controversy has grown out of all proportion to the proboscis in question.

 HELEN MIRREN plays the Israeli prime minister in ‘Golda.’

‘Golda’: Helen Mirren triumphs as Israel’s late prime minister - review

Helen Mirren delivers an Oscar-worthy performance as Israeli prime minister Golda Meir and is unrecognizable as the barrier-shattering politician.

 HELEN MIRREN as Israel’s prime minister Golda Meir in ‘Golda.’

International Lefthanders Day: 13 left-handed Jewish icons who shaped our world

From Golda Meir to Seth Rogen, lefty Jewish celebs take center stage.

 Prime minister Golda Meir, accompanied by her defense minister Moshe Dayan, meets with soldiers on the Golan Heights after the 1973 Yom Kippur War.