Uri Avnery

(1923 - 2018)

Uri Avnery was an Israeli writer, journalist, politician, and activist. A member of the Irgun as a teenager and a veteran of the 1948 Palestine war, he cofounded the left-wing political party HaOlam HaZeh - Koah Hadash in 1965 and sat for two terms in the Knesset (1965-1974 and 1979-1981).

Avnery became known for crossing the lines during the Siege of Beirut to meet Yasser Arafat in July 1982, the first time the Palestinian leader met with an Israeli. He founded the Gush Shalom peace movement in 1993 and led the organization until his death in 2018. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 2001.

Works

2003: Bush's Road Map to Nowhere

2004: The Nightmare Comes True

2004: The Road to Civil War

2006: Where are the Achievements of This War?

2006: The Lessons of Lebanon

2006: Creating a Giant Ghetto in Gaza

2007: Miss Calculatsia: Danger of War That No One Wants

2009: Israel: Obama's "Bibiyahu" Problem

2014: Jerusalem: the unholy city

Last updated on 9 April 2023