Golda Meir

Showing some respect: Places around the world named after famous Israelis

At a time when the word "Israel" evokes controversy and extreme hostility in many places, it is moving to recall eras and locations where Israelis were actually a source of admiration.

In April 2004, about nine years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, an emotional official ceremony took place in the heart of Berlin to commemorate Israel’s fifth prime minister. Yitzhak-Rabin-Straße.
A rabbi blows a shoat ahead of Yom Kippur at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in 2026.

Inheriting moral instincts: How choices become a legacy – opinion

THIS TIME, Benjamin Netanyahu’s United Nations General Assembly address was meant to reflect an Israeli prime minister standing up to a hostile world. The question is whether this will reach the voters it was meant to impress, the writer wonders.

Netanyahu's UNGA speech pushed Israel's military prowess over its desire for peace - editorial

 GOLDA MEIR, 1964.

Golda read right to left. Some still don’t - opinion


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.

Golda Meir considered Palestinian statehood, declassified documents reveal

Meir, who famously said "there was no such thing as Palestinians," apparently viewed a future Palestinian state as a possibility.

 GOLDA MEIR, 1964.

Judicial reform, Tisha Be'av, Yom Kippur War: Time to haste or hesitate? - opinion

There are times when you must refuse to capitulate and times you must compromise. Times to haste and times to hesitate.

 GOLDA MEIR, 1964.

Helen Mirren: 'I want to play great women, and Golda Meir was one of the greatest'

The famed actress arrives for the Israeli premiere of the biopic.

 Dame Helen Mirren at a press conference in Jerusalem ahead of the premiere of the film "Golda."

Golda Meir can heal the divisions in Israeli society - opinion

Dubbed as both Israel’s Iron Lady and the nation’s grandmother, she embraced both titles – caring for the children and soldiers of Israel like they were her own.

Prime Minister Golda Meir

Israel's humanitarian aid, to Sudan and elsewhere, fulfills its Jewish, Zionist ideals - editorial

As Israel pledges to aid Sudan and countries beyond, it is both advancing its interests and fulfilling its Jewish and Zionist ideals to be a light unto the nations

 Workers handle packages of Israeli humanitarian aid destined for Ukraine, at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 1, 2022

Golda Meir biopic starring Helen Mirren release date announced

In addition to Mirren and Schreiber, the film stars Israeli actors Lior Ashkenazi as IDF Chief of Staff David “Dado” Elazar and Rami Heuberger as Defense Minister Moshe Dayan.

 HELEN MIRREN as Gold Meir in ‘Golda.’