Golda Quotes on Jerusalem, Peace, and Palestinians Joanne Lonske 07 Jan 2006 Many in America sympathize with Israel at this point in time. Even though some feel that P.M. Sharon's leadership had taken a wrong course, we remember his better days when he said quite defiantly that "Israel will not be another Czechoslovakia" and that he had been a great advocate of the Settlers, the first line of defense for Israel, the simple and heroic farmers with faith. May Israel be prosperous (www.israel21c.org) and secure with the help as always from Hashem. Psalm 91 Golda Meir was a great leader under times of terrorism. Here are some things that she had to say. JL QUOTES from Golda Meir found on the following link: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Golda_Meir ON ISRAEL -- This country exists as the fulfillment of a promise made by God Himself. It would be ridiculous to ask it to account for its legitimacy. Le Monde (15 October 1971) We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel. It is not only a matter, I believe, of religious observance and practice. To me, being Jewish means and has always meant being proud to be part of a people that has maintained its distinct identity for more than 2,000 years, with all the pain and torment that has been inflicted upon it. The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight. LIFE magazine (3 October 1969) ON PEACE -- Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us. (What a true statement in view of the horrific suicide/homicide bombers, if those parents would love their children more than hate. Reminds one of offering babies to the false god Moloch.) I have given instructions that I be informed every time one of our soldiers is killed, even if it is in the middle of the night. When President Nasser leaves instructions that he is to be awakened in the middle of the night if an Egyptian soldier is killed, there will be peace. Being a grandmother, I'm certain we're going to have peace in the Middle East, for I know there are other grandmothers in Egypt, in Jordan and in Syria who also want their children to live. A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. ON Dividing Jerusalem (no way): Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem just cannot be. This city will not be divided—not half and half, not 60-40, not 75-25, nothing. TIME (19 February 1973) To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be. When questioned on Israel's future, The New York Times (12 December 1974) ON PALESTINIANS (no such animal): There were no such thing as Palestinians. When was there an independent Palestinian people with a Palestinian state? It was either southern Syria before the First World War, and then it was a Palestine including Jordan. It was not as though there was a Palestinian people in Palestine considering itself as a Palestinian people and we came and threw them out and took their country away from them. They did not exist. Sunday Times, 15 June, 1969; The Washington Post (June 16, 1969) -- RIGHT ON -- my comment How can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to. News reports (8 March 1969) We don’t thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. Vogue (July 69) |
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