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Golda Meir: The Iron Lady Of The Middle East (2010)

by Elinor Burkett(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1906142181 (ISBN13: 9781906142186)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Gibson Square Books

review 1: What a fascinating woman! I learned a lot about Golda and the crazy time in which she lived. I've always been fascinated by the Middle East but I'm embarrassed to say I really didn't know much about this integral piece of the puzzle. I learned a lot about Golda's Zionism--which differed greatly from my understanding of the concept. I was surprised that you could be a fervent Zionist and have no religious feelings. An entirely political Zionism. News to me! Interesting read...
review 2: Golda Meir was the first female leader of a western country and one strongly admired worldwide; I admired her too. Her grandmotherly candor, sardonic wit and steely personality charmed everyone. She was awfully tough to stand up to and could take the measure of any world leader ... moreof her day. There were parts of this book that were interesting but overall it just didn’t grab my attention, lacked cohesion and I was disappointed. The author also frequently sided with Golda’s critics or chided her for her positions.Unfortunately, this book also brought back the shocking memory of that hooded figure splashed across our TV screens during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich -- Burkett covers it briefly. To me this was the beginning of modern day terrorism. 11 Israeli athletes and coaches were taken hostage in the Olympic Village and subsequently executed, almost in front of our eyes, by Black September a Palestinian terrorist group. Golda, in her wisdom, comprehended the significance of this grotesque event although her understanding actually came from earlier pogroms she had survived and Hitler’s Holocaust. The author accused Meir of having a Masada complex and so even writing this book in hindsight just didn’t get the picture. less

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