Military and diplomatic tensions diminished between 1972 and 1980 as the two superpowers engaged in dialogue, frecuent contacts and agreed to reduce their nuclear stockpiles (SALT Treaty) and to boost bilateral trade. US president Richard Nixon and Soviet secretary-general Leonid Brezhnev met at three summits between 1972 and 1974.
David Ben- Gurion was Israel’s first Prime Minister and declared the country’s independence. However Golda Meir was the signatory for the Declaration of Independence.
