MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : GOLDA MEIR AND THE 1972 MUNICH OLYMPICS MASSACRE

Featuring Francine Klagsbrun, Ronen Bergman, and David Makovsky

Decision Points, Season 2 Ep. 3
September 2, 2020

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Raised in America before emigrating to Israel, Golda Meir was the country’s first and only female prime minister, and one of only two women to sign its declaration of independence. A study in contrasts, she was both tough on terrorism and a key player in securing the release of 200,000 Jews from the Soviet Union in the 1970s, sparking a wave of Russian emigration to Israel. Her tenure also coincided with several major threats to Israelis—most infamously the “Black September” attack on the Olympic team in Munich.

In this episode of the Decision Points podcast, host David Makovsky focuses on Israel’s response to that tragedy and other issues, featuring interviews with Meir biographer Francine Klagsbrun and Ronen Bergman, author of the bestselling book Rise and Kill First.

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