News about Golda Meir

The IDF spokesman was clear when we met in Tel Aviv almost two weeks ago. 'Yahya Sinwar is a dead man walking,' Lieutenant Colonel (Reserve) Peter Lerner told me. There was no anger in his voice, just certainty. It was the one-year anniversary of the October 7 atrocities, which Sinwar planned, oversaw and, by all accounts, revelled in. Lerner did add that Israel would consider negotiating with him for the release of the hostages if he left Gaza for Egypt. But it couldn't, he added, guarantee how long Sinwar's safety would last. The answer, it turns out, was ten days. On Thursday evening, Israel confirmed that it had killed him.

Last night spectators in London had nothing but applause for Israeli Eurovision star Eden Golan, 20, (pictured) as she was joined on stage in a private performance in London by scores of celebrities including Countdown's Rachel Riley MBE, Fauda's Rona-Lee Shimon and Emmerdale's Louisa Clein. The secret event - which took place at a theatre in the West End and included performances from an ensemble of A-List stars - raised more than £1 million that will be used to rebuild nurseries that had been destroyed on October 7 in Kibbutz Be'eri. It was one of the worst affected villages of Hamas's bloodthirsty attack on Israel - with 120 of its residents being murdered and a further 26 taken hostage during the terrorist group's murderous rampage.

Helen Mirren has spoken out about her decision to portray Golda Meir, the former Prime Minister of Israel, in the 2023 biopic Golda, amid allegations of 'Jewface'. The veteran English actress, 78, faced backlash for taking on the role alongside Liev Schreiber and Camille Cottin because she is not Jewish. Mirren told The Daily Telegraph on Saturday although she understands both points of view she is proud of her work in the biographical drama.

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Mirren and Cooper's appearances are edited to make them seem more Jewish on social media. I see The Academy has shortlisted Golda and Maestro in the *Hair And Makeup* category,' he wrote in his post on X. Jewface is up for a nomination.' It comes after the actors received backlash for playing the roles, with Mirren playing former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir and Cooper playing American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. Reacting to Baddiel's post, one person commented: 'I don't want to laugh at that comment but it did actually make me Lol!Sorry!'

During its first weekend of release, the film, simply named Golda and released in the United Kingdom the day before the Hamas attack on Israel, premiered on 59 screens, a disappointing figure for a major film starring a big name. The Great Escaper, starring Sir Michael Caine and late Glenda Jackson, premiered on 616 screens across the United Kingdom on the same day.

SAM GREENHILL: Israel has ordered elite spies to hunt down and assassinate "every single one" of the October 7 massacre as it battles a growing conflict on two fronts. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the country was in a'do-or-die double war' to 'erase Hamas' in Gaza while continuing to protest Hezbollah firing missiles from Lebanon. He said that Hezbollah terrorists in the north would make "the biggest mistake of their lives" if they fully participate in the conflict. Mossad's 'Operation Wrath of God' to hunt down Hamas fanatics who killed 1,400 people two weeks ago, assassinated terrorists from the Palestinian group Black September decades ago. They murdered Israeli civilians in the 1972 Munich massacre, and Israel's 'Iron Lady' leader Golda Meir ordered their assassination, as told in Steven Spielberg's 2005 film Munich. Mossad's sister security company Shin Bet was reported to have formed Nili, a word that means, "The eternity of Israel will not lie."

Israel has spent the past few days commemorating the 50th anniversary of the surprise Arab assault on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day. Newspaper journalists and commentaries have sluggishly regretted Golda Meir's inability to prevent the attack by Egypt and Syria, as well as the civil war that followed. At the same time, the Islamic Hamas group in Gaza was planning a massive attack on the anniversary. In this setting, Israel intelligence services' inability to detect any signs of this attack is entirely unexpected.

Helen Mirren has reaffirmed her decision to play Golda Meir, Israel's former prime minister. In a recent interview with Radio Times, the actress, 78, faced criticism for playing a Jew, but she pointed out that this is not the first time she's played a Jew and that she has Jewish roots somewhere down the line. She mused as she discussed the controversial casting: "The whole issue of casting has exploded out of the water quickly.'

Dame Helen Mirren (left), 78, said today that there is a'very delicate balance' to portraying people of a different heritage, but that it may be a 'good idea' to use prosthetics if that tis what the historical figure actually looks like.' Golda Meir, Israel's former prime minister, said she knows that some people are uncomfortable with non-Jewish actors playing Jewish historical figures. She said that playing a specific race has'something offensive.' In the Leonard Bernstein biopic, Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper, 48, who is not Jewish, has been heavily chastised for wearing a prosthetic to amplify his nose (right).

Dame Helen Mirren performed nothing less than spectacular at the Golda premiere at Picturehouse Central in London on Thursday evening. In a black velvet suit, the actress, 77, who plays Israel's first female Prime Minister Golda Meir, cut a modern figure in a black velvet suit. The actress paired her look with a crisp white blouse and chic necktie.

STEPHEN POLLARD: The bombs began to fall at lunchtime. As hundreds of Syrian MiG airplanes suspended their deadly payloads, explosions roared across the Golan Heights, the Levantine area that was captured by Israel after Syria targeted it by 1967. Approximately 1,400 of Damascus' tanks had massed for the assault, against just 180 for the Israeli defenders. A terrifying horde of 600,000 Egyptian soldiers bolstered by 550 aircraft and a further 2,000 tanks stood ready to massacre fewer than 500 Israeli troops stationed on the Sinai Peninsula, sharing a pitiful three tanks between them. Yom Kippur, the Jewish calendar's holiest day, was October 6, 1973.

After Bradley Cooper's portrayal of Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein, Helen Mirren has voiced her disapproving that her decision to play late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is 'legitimate.' In director Guy Nattiv's forthcoming biopic, the British actress, 78, who appears in a glamorous new cover shootot for the fall-winter edition of Dujour magazine, plays Golda Meir. Mirren claims that despite having no off-screen links to Judaism, she has been met with 'completely valid' criticism from those who believe the role should have been handed over to a Jewish actress.

This Oscar winner rose to prominence in the swinging sixties before sweeping Hollywood. She worked as a nails detective for 15 years before converting her badge for a crown and becoming a Dame. She is known for her natural beauty and rose to the role of Ambassador for cosmetics brand L'Oréal at the tender age of 69, as well as her starring talents.

The actor (left) was asked about the suggestion that "only actors with relevant experiences should play particular roles" in the last season of Succession, after the much-publicized death of his media tycoon character Logan Roy. On his BBC Two show, which was trailed on Radio 4's Today Programme this morning, interrupting host Amol Rajan (right) said the allegations are "b******, absolute b******s." Following actress Helen Mirren's condemnation of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, who isn't Jewish, she was chastised for her vehement response, which was not bleeped out for radio listeners.

Dame Helen Mirren attended the Golda premiere and European Shooting Stars 2023 awards at the Berlin International Film Festival on Monday, showcasing her chic blonde locks. The actress, 77, wore a floor-length black dress with a low-cut neckline. Her golden hair was fashioned into loose waves, with her tresses tumbling down over her shoulders and back.