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"The only man in the government," said her fellow traveler Ben Gurion. She became Israel's first woman prime minister in 1969 and had a brilliant political career that ended with the Yom Kippur War.

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1898, Golda Meir knows the pogroms. She moved with her family to the United States, in Wisconsin. From the age of 15, the teenager militates in the party "Poale Zion" (the workers of Zion). This was the beginning of a long commitment to Zionism and Israel. In 1921, the young woman emigrated to Palestine. Sent on a mission to the United States as Secretary of the Zionist Women's Pioneer Organization, she soon proved to be a woman of character and devoted herself to international political issues.

In 1948, David Ben Gurion foresaw a probable invasion of Israel by Arab countries. In search of armaments, he sent Golda Meir to the United States, which raised no less than 55 million dollars. It is a success.

After the creation of the State of Israel in April 1948, she was appointed ambassador of her country in the Soviet Union. From then on, she remained in Israeli politics.

In 1956, replacing Moshe Sharet, she was appointed Minister of Israeli Foreign Policy. She imposed herself by her firm stance with foreign diplomats. She is much appreciated by the Israelis who affectionately call her "Golda". In March 1969, at the age of 70, she was appointed Prime Minister at the time of Levi Eshkol's death. She strives to strengthen her country's ties with the United States and also with Europe. Her wish is to weld the national unity and not to give anything to the Arab countries. She firmly believes that Israel is doing its best to achieve peace, despite the misunderstanding of Arab countries. When the Yom Kippur War broke out on October 6, 1973, the government was taken by surprise. Golda Meir was in shock: in front of the Egyptian forces advancing in the Sinai in the south and the Syrian army in the north, Golda Meir desperately thought that it was the end of the State of Israel.

It will, however, make the strategic decisions that will allow the Yom Kippur War to end to Israel's advantage. But the October conflict ruined her hopes and for the first time the losses were heavy. This war causes a political earthquake. The head of the government is accused of improvidence and thoughtlessness, the war showing the inability of the Mossad secret services to prevent the government. Golda Meir, discredited, is forced to resign.

On December 8, 1978, the Israeli fighter died after a year of failing health. In fact, she had been ill for many years: she suffered from a chronic form of leukemia. Golda Meir is buried in Jerusalem on Mount Herzl, in the cemetery that houses all the founders of the Hebrew state. According to her last wishes, no oratory is pronounced. She who devoted her whole life to her people finally rests in peace.

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