Leonard Levine

Unsurprisingly, movie is PURELY from the PERSPECTIVE of GOLDA MEIR, don't expect a balanced approach: her heavy smoking and heavy radiation therapy while trying to be an Israeli Prime Minister; her struggle with Israeli Intelligence and Israeli Defense Forces. Struggle with Kissinger as heavy hand of US & President Nixon. Her deep distrust of Soviet Russia based on Middle East interventions as well as her upbringing in Ukraine. The movie is light on military (IDF) rolling Syria back on Golan and Egypt on the Suez Canal. Her distrust with reports from Intelligence is obvious; Golda perseveres but Sec Def (General) Moishe Dayan has an emotional collapse and General Sharon is un-dependable hot head but ultimately brilliant risk taker when bridging the Suez...