Posts Tagged: Golda Meir
Kosher Barbie: Celebrating a Zionist Birthday on International Women’s Day
On this International Women's Day, I not only celebrate my Zionist birthday but also honor the legacy of Golda Meir, Israel's first and only female...
There Is No Compromise in a Religious War
JNS.org - Golda Meir is reputed to have said of Israel’s enemies, “They say we must be dead. And we say we want to be...
The Light has Dawned
JNS.org - Jews have always been fond of answering one question with another. In fact, Golda Meir was once asked by a journalist, “Why do...
Mein Kampf in Gaza—and Beyond
JNS.org - What’s “Mein Kampf” doing in Gaza? Israeli President Isaac Herzog has revealed that an Arabic-language copy of Adolf Hitler’s notorious manifesto of antisemitism and militarism was...
Hate in Hollywood: How the ‘Golda’ Movie Became a Vehicle to Attack Israel
Even before Golda -- the big-budget biopic of Israel’s first and only female prime minister Golda Meir -- had hit movie screens around the world,...
Thank Bradley Cooper and Helen Mirren
JNS.org - Right on cue, the Jewish Whiner Brigade has jumped on Bradley Cooper for his use of a prosthetic nose in his depiction of...
The Washington Post’s Scattershot Reporting on Jenin
JNS.org - “One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present,” former Israeli Prime Minister Golda...
Senators Cruz, Cardin Introduce Bill for Golda Meir Commemorative Coin
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) on Wednesday introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Israel’s founding by minting a...
Israel to Deploy $6.4 Million Field Hospital in Ukraine, Named After Golda Meir
The Israeli government on Monday approved the deployment of a $6.4 million field hospital in western Ukraine to provide aid and medical assistance to refugees. The...
Golda Meir’s Teenage Home in Colorado Rededicated as Center for Jewish Learning
The home where Israel’s first female prime minister, the late Golda Meir, lived as a teenager in Denver, Colorado, was rededicated this month to serve...
British Writer David Baddiel Questions Casting Non-Jews in Jewish Roles Amid Helen Mirren Debate
British writer and comedian David Baddiel defended actress Maureen Lipman after she faced a backlash for suggesting that a Jewish performer should have been cast...
Israel Knew of Imminent Attack Before Yom Kippur War, Did Not Strike for Fear of International Reaction: Documents
Newly released documents reveal that the Israeli government knew that Syria and Egypt were set to attack Israel on Yom Kippur 1973, but chose not...
Golda Meir: The Civilian Who Exposed Israel’s Lack of Preparedness for the Yom Kippur War
JNS.org - On the eve of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Israel Defense Force’s alertness and preparedness were affected by two conceptions. Both were...
New York Times Demonstrates ‘Ultra-Bad’ Journalism About Israeli Politics
Just days after hurling the adjective “nationalist” at the political party of Israel’s defense minister -- and coming in for criticism from The Algemeiner for...
