Life of Golda Meir

Title

Life of Golda Meir

Genre

News report; Speech; Tribute; Obituary

TX Date

Dec 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:10:59

Description

From Tel Aviv, IRN’s Peter Allen-Frost (who signs off as Alan Frost) presents a feature on the life and political career of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir following her death on 08/12/78. Meir describes moving to Palestine in 1921 and says the people of Israel cannot afford to be pessimistic. She also discusses her decisions made during events leading up to the Yom Kippur War and her reasons for not using a pre-emptive strike.

Contributors

Peter Allen-Frost; Golda Meir

Keywords

Deaths; Death; Israel; Politics; Jewish-Arab relations; Women; Jews; Prime ministers; Palestine; Politicians; Yom Kippur War (1973); Wars (events); Menachem Begin; Six Day War (1967); Zionism; Political doctrines; Golda Meir; Jewish emancipation

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