Golda Meir was known for her impactful speeches and statements. Here are some notable phrases by Golda Meir in Modern Hebrew (Ivrit) along with their English translations:

1. הדברים לא נמדדים על ידי המילים אלא על ידי המעשים
– Transcription: Hadvarim lo nimdadim al yedei hamilim ela al yedei hama’asim. Translation: “Things are not measured by words but by actions.”

2. אין עם שאין לו זכות להגדרה עצמית
– Transcription: Ein am she’ein lo zchut lehagdara atzmit. Translation: “There is no nation that does not have the right to self-determination.”

3. אנחנו יכולים לסלוח לערבים על כך שהם הורגים את הילדים שלנו, אבל אנחנו לא יכולים לסלוח להם על כך שהם מאלצים אותנו להרוג את ילדיהם
– Translation: “We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children, but we cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children.”

4. פוליטיקה אינה מקצוע אלא שליחות
– Translation: “Politics is not a profession but a mission.”

5. היה חשוב יותר בעיניי לעשות דבר, מאשר להימנע ממעשה מחשש לביקורת
– Translation: “It was more important in my eyes to do something than to avoid doing it for fear of criticism.”

6. השלווה שברגשותנו היא תוצאה של התחכום בשפתנו
– Translation: “The tranquility of our emotions is the result of the sophistication of our language.”

7. במקום שאין אנשים, השתדל להיות איש
– Translation: “In a place where there are no people, strive to be a person.”

8. אין לנו ארץ אחרת
– Translation: “We have no other country.”

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