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Also Known As Goldie Myerson • Goldie Mabovitch
Born May 3, 1898 • Kyiv • Ukraine
Died December 8, 1978 (aged 80) • Jerusalem • Israel
Title / Office prime minister (1969-1974), Israel • foreign minister (1956-1966), Israel
Political Affiliation Israel Labour Party • Mapai
Role In Yom Kippur War • Operation Wrath of God

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