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Uri Avnery


Born
in Germany
September 10, 1923

Died
August 20, 2018

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Uri Avnery (Hebrew: אורי אבנרי‎, also transliterated Uri Avneri, born 10 September 1923) is an Israeli writer and founder of the Gush Shalom peace movement. Often refered to as the (grand-)father of the Israeli Left.

A member of the Irgun as a teenager, Avnery sat in the Knesset from 1965–74 and 1979–81. He was also the owner of HaOlam HaZeh, an Israeli news magazine, from 1950 until it closed in 1993.

He is famous for crossing the lines during the Siege of Beirut to meet Yassir Arafat on 3 July 1982, the first time the Palestinian leader ever met with an Israeli. Avnery is the author of several books about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including 1948: A Soldier’s Tale, the Bloody Road to Jerusalem (2008); Israel’s Vicious Circle (2008);
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It won’t survive

After the
Oslo Accords
Rabin made peace
With Jordan.

But it won’t survive
Without peace
With the Palestinians Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 3.66 · 106 ratings · 14 reviews · 34 distinct worksSimilar authors
1948: A Soldier's Tale - Th...

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Israel Without Zionism

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Israel's Vicious Circle: Te...

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My Friend, the Enemy

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אופטימי - כרך 1

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Ein Leben Für Den Frieden: ...

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אופטימי - כרך 2

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In den Feldern der Philister

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1949 — 3 editions
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Und setzet ihr nicht das Le...

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הצד השני של המטבע

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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1950 — 2 editions
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“Well, I myself am a 100% atheist. And I am increasingly worried that the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, which dominates our entire life, is assuming a more and more religious character.”
Uri Avnery