Uri Avnery
Israeli politician, journalist and author (1923-2018) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 94
Uri Avnery was an Israeli writer, journalist, politician, and activist, who founded the Gush Shalom peace movement. A member of the Irgun as a teenager and a veteran of the 1948 Palestine war, Avnery was a member of the Knesset for two spells from 1965 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1981.
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He was also the owner and editor of the news magazine HaOlam HaZeh from 1950 until its closure in 1993.
