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After leading the Israel Philharmonic through a performance of Beethoven's "Eroica," visiting Conductor Leonard Bernstein exclaimed "I love her!" and clasped Golda Meir in an embrace that nearly knocked the Premier off her feet. "Not even Jacqueline got one like that," noted one Israeli. Mrs. Meir, 71, giggled and wore a wide grin for the rest of the evening...
...result, Israel's strategy is to emphasize strength and security above a shaky, unreliable armistice. "The moment Nasser believes that Israel is weak," said Premier Golda Meir last week "that is the danger point...
...Jewish families in Georgia contributed to the current uproar. The families claim that they were told they could join their relatives in Israel. They quit their jobs, sold their possessions and waited for documents that never came. In desperation, the group finally wrote to Israel's Premier Golda Meir, pointing out that their appeals to Russian officials had "disappeared like teardrops in desert sands." Mrs. Meir, who is Russian-born, forwarded their "sincere and heartfelt cry of distress" to the United Nations' Human Rights Commission...
...moment last week Golda Meir was no longer the drill-sergeant Premier of Israel but simply a woman bereaved. Accompanied by President Zalman Shazar, Mrs. Meir attended funeral services in Jerusalem for 20 Jews who were among the 47 people killed on Feb. 21 when a sabotaged Swissair jet exploded and crashed while flying from Zurich to Tel Aviv. As she spoke of Israel's doleful familiarity with "the phenomenon of the common grave," Mrs. Meir buried her face in her hands and wept. Then she dried her tears and in a firm voice urged: "Let us turn...
...Israel's Premier Golda Meir said during a visit to a kibbutz near Hebron last week: "Would that peace were dependent on concession. The fundamental problem is that our neighbors are not prepared to recognize our right to be here." That being the case, added Golda, who is now 71, the war is likely to continue "for the rest of my days...