Uri Avneri

Acting

Born: 1923-09-10
From: Beckum, Germany
Gender: Non-binary
0

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Uri Avnery (born 10 September 1923) is an Israeli writer and founder of the Gush Shalom peace movement. 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 Battle 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); and My Friend, the Enemy (1986). Description above from the Wikipedia article Uri Avneri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations6 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Blue Planet Award

2009
🏆 Won

Sokolov Award

2004
🏆 Won

Carl von Ossietzky Prize

2002
🏆 Won

Right Livelihood Award

2001
🏆 Won

Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights

1997
🏆 Won

Lower Saxony State Prize

1997