In many ways, the story of the four giants of Israeli politics—David Ben Gurion, Golda Meir, Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Rabin—is the story of Israel’s birth, trials, tribulations, and triumphs.
Each faced major challenges in the years before Israeli independence was declared in May 1948. As prime ministers they had significant, yet completely different, roles in the formation and development of the state. And they were not always in agreement. In this four-part series, Ralph Nurnberger, a professor of international relations at Georgetown University, explores these leaders’ stories and their historical impact.
Session Topic
Golda Meir
Meir had to deal with the attacks on Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, then faced her biggest challenge one year later when Egypt and Syria simultaneously attacked the country on Yom Kippur.
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