I don’t know why you use a fancy French word like détente when there’s a good English phrase for it — cold war. - Golda Meir

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I don’t know why you use a fancy French word like détente when there’s a good English phrase for it — cold war.

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About Golda Meir

Golda Meir (born Golda Mabovitz (גולדה מאיר‎ 3 May 1898 – 8 December 1978) was an Israeli politician and one of the founders of the State of Israel. She served as Minister of Labor, Foreign Minister, and as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. She is the only woman to have served as a Prime Minister of Israel. Born in Kiev in the Russian Empire to Jewish parents, Meir immigrated as a child with her family to the United States in 1906.

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Native Name: גולדה מאיר
Alternative Names: Golda Meyerson Golda Mabovich
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