Political profile of Golde Meir

Abstract

In this paper, we would like to point out the main determinants of the foreign policy of Golda Meir, one of the founders of the State of Israel, and Prime Minister in the period from 1969 to 1974. The challenges that Israel faced in these years were reflected in the massive losses during the Yom Kippur War and, despite the victory, the transfer of blame to the leading leaders of the Israeli government. The work is based on the liberation of Meir from the criticism directed during her prime ministerial mandate and the period after the Yom Kippur War. It will be pointed out the circumstances in which she found herself in moments of crisis, as well as the correctness of the decisions taken from such a position. Also, the paper touches on a much earlier period, since the thirties of the last century, during the process of finding a solution for the formation of a Jewish state in the territory of Palestine, in which Meir, as one of the Zionist leaders, played a notable role. It is also important to mention her response to the Munich massacre, where, in addition to personal revenge for the Israeli victims, she tried to stand in the way of terrorism. The greatest attention, however, is devoted to diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, the United States of America and Europe.