Golda Meir: You’re Never Too Old to Fight
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At nearly 75, a Jewish grandma named Golda Meir made critical military decisions as she led Israel through the Egyptian-Syrian surprise attack known as the Yom Kippur War. Brilliantly playing a three-dimensional game of diplomatic chess, Golda triangulated the battlefield, superpower détente, and long-term peace prospects to bring Israel out on top of a two-front war.
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