The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/golda-meir/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:41:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Golda Meir | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/golda-meir/ 32 32 ‘Evil Zionist bitch’: UK police probe resurfaced clip of man accosting Helen Mirren https://www.timesofisrael.com/evil-zionist-bitch-uk-police-probe-resurfaced-clip-of-man-accosting-helen-mirren/ Thu, 28 May 2026 20:45:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3832576 Metropolitan Police looking into video, filmed last year, as possible hate crime targeting Oscar-winning actress who portrayed former Israeli PM Golda Meir in 2023 biopic

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]]> Biden withdrawal marks end of era of Democrat presidents with personal Israel attachment https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-withdrawal-is-end-of-an-era-of-democrat-us-presidents-with-deep-israel-commitment/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 05:02:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3336946 Throughout his political career, the US president has considered himself a Zionist and expressed unwavering support for Israel, no longer mainstream views in his party

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]]> Director Guy Nattiv calls for new Israeli and Palestinian leadership https://www.timesofisrael.com/director-guy-nattiv-calls-for-new-israeli-and-palestinian-leadership/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:55:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3228611 Oscar-winner and 'Golda' lead actress Helen Mirren accept special award at Berlin's Cinema for Peace Foundation

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]]> Zvi Zamir, the man who sounded the alarm in 1973, is dead at 98 https://www.timesofisrael.com/zvi-zamir-the-man-who-sounded-the-alarm-in-1973-is-dead-at-98/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 07:07:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1659663 As Mossad chief, Zamir spearheaded the post-Munich campaign against Palestinian terror in Europe and warned, at the midnight hour, that the Yom Kippur War was breaking out

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]]> ‘Your debacle has eclipsed mine’: Golda’s ghost haunts PM in satire skit https://www.timesofisrael.com/your-debacle-has-eclipsed-mine-goldas-ghost-haunts-pm-in-satire-skit/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 06:30:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3161347 'Eretz Nehederet' depicts ex-PM, seen as responsible for Yom Kippur War, thanking Netanyahu for replacing her as premier most associated with worst intel failure in Israeli history

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]]> Helen Mirren defends Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/helen-mirren-defends-bradley-coopers-prosthetic-nose-in-maestro/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:49:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3110049 'Golda' actress says there is a 'delicate' balance between being racially offensive and accurately portraying a historical figure

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]]> After tackling Golda, director Guy Nattiv goes to the mat for Iran’s exiled athletes https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-tackling-golda-director-guy-nattiv-goes-to-the-mat-for-irans-exiled-athletes/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:44:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3096232 The Israeli filmmaker discusses his new film, 'Tatami,' which grapples with anti-Israel pressure on Iranian judokas, and blames jeers for his Meir biopic on the political climate

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]]> Mossad reveals photo of ‘the Angel,’ Egyptian agent who warned of Yom Kippur war https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-reveals-photo-of-the-angel-egyptian-agent-who-warned-of-yom-kippur-war/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 06:22:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3091401 Spy organization also releases transcript of Ashraf Marwan warning then-Mossad chief Zvi Zamir of a '99 percent' chance of war breaking out in 1973

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]]> ‘We had wrong assessments’: Almost all remaining Yom Kippur War files declassified https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-had-wrong-assessments-almost-all-remaining-yom-kippur-war-files-declassified/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 09:23:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3090406 Ahead of 50th anniversary, State Archives reveals thousands of documents and records of the intelligence failure that preceded the war, debates on a preemptive strike, and more

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]]> Helen Mirren: Israel must exist ‘for eternity’ because of the Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/helen-mirren-israel-must-exist-for-eternity-because-of-the-holocaust/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:11:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3082200 Speaking to Israeli TV about her film role as PM Golda Meir, star actress declares she would join anti-government protest movement if she had the chance

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]]> ‘Golda’ biopic aims to counter notion that PM was chiefly to blame for Yom Kippur War https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-biopic-seeks-to-counter-notion-that-golda-chiefly-to-blame-for-yom-kippur-war/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 09:09:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3080877 'She was the scapegoat,' argues director Guy Nattiv about the former prime minister, whose leadership during 1973 conflict is focus of freshly released drama starring Helen Mirren

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]]> Director of ‘Golda’: Criticism against Israel’s first female PM was misogynism https://www.timesofisrael.com/director-of-golda-criticism-against-israels-first-female-pm-was-misogynism/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:44:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3080315 In interview, director Guy Nattiv explains how he sought to soften, deepen the memory of Golda Meir and why Helen Mirren is great for the part of Meir

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]]> Not your standard biopic, ‘Golda’ is a gritty warning about the cost of victory https://www.timesofisrael.com/not-your-standard-biopic-golda-is-a-gritty-warning-about-the-cost-of-victory/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:34:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3079038 Out Friday, director Guy Nattiv's latest film, starring Helen Mirren as Golda Meir, skips the broader history lesson and focuses on her humanity as she navigated the Yom Kippur War

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 23: Are rising murders and terrorism exposing a double standard? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-23-are-rising-murders-and-terrorism-exposing-a-double-standard/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:09:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3078585&preview=true&preview_id=3078585 US bureau chief Jacob Magid on violence against Arabs and Jews, and the government's response; news editor Amy Spiro on new attention to Golda Meir, and Adam Sandler on Netflix

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]]> How should Golda Meir be remembered? Deborah Lipstadt weighs in https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-should-golda-meir-be-remembered-deborah-lipstadt-weighs-in/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:47:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3067329 50 years after end of Meir's term as PM, longtime historian and current US envoy pens a new biography of the leader - but chooses to skim over her time leading the nation

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