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Uri Avnery
September 10, 1923 – August 20, 2018
Israeli politician, journalist and author (1923–2018)
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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. He was also the owner and editor of the news magazine HaOlam HaZeh from 1950 until its closure in 1993.
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- Birthday · September 10
- Anniversary · August 20
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