The final Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23 and the awards will be presented in a star-studded ceremony on March 10.
Most books about Golda Meir in English project her as a celebrity, “the grandmother of the nation,” and gloss over the politics. This book has chosen another direction.
The event coincided with the minting of commemorative coins of Golda Meir, Israel's fourth prime minister.
Primarily a history of military tactics and strategy, Eighteen Days in October also addresses diplomacy, albeit briefly.
“There's no doubt in my mind about Israel’s victory," Lauren Friedman told the Jerusalem Post.
Influential Jewish-American statesman and geopolitical expert Henry Kissinger recalled the drama behind the Yom Kippur War, Israel's finest hour, in this interview.
Golda Meir has a somewhat negative reputation in Israel, but the Guy Nattiv movie may be changing how the first female prime minister is viewed.
Artificial intelligence was able to recreate a speech made by Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, and experts now wonder how the use of AI will change how we study history.
A proud Nixon boasted, “Christ, if it weren’t for me, there wouldn’t be any Israel. They know that in Israel. Golda knows that, even though they may not know it over here.”
Helen Mirren was attached to the project before Guy Nattiv came on board, he said, but he has no regrets whatsoever about her casting as Golda Meir.
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