Haim Hanegbi
Palestinian Jewish political activist (1935–2018)
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Haim Hanegbi (Hebrew: חיים הנגבי; 1935 – 2 March 2018) was a Palestinian Jewish leftist political activist. He was a journalist and writer and a cofounder of the dissident group Matzpen.
1935
Haim Hanegbi | |
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חיים הנגבי | |
| Born | Haim Nissim Bajayo 1935 Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine |
| Died | 2 March 2018 (aged 82–83) |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Early life and education
Career and activities
Hanegbi worked for the news magazine HaOlam HaZeh which was led by Uri Avnery.[4] Hanegbi was one of the founders of the socialist and anti-Zionist group, Matzpen, which was established in 1962.[3][5] He established a committee consisting of Hebronite Jews to stop settlements in Hebron in 1967.[6] He became the spokesperson for the Israeli Radical Left when other Matzpen founders, Aki Orr and Moshé Machover, left Israel and settled in London following the Six-Day War in 1967.[2] Hanegbi published articles in different media outlets including MERIP.[7]
Views
Hanegbi was a supporter of the two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict until the late summer of 2003 arguing that it was the only solution to the conflict.[8] Then, he supported the one-state solution on a binational basis concerning the conflict.[8] The model he advocated included a federation between Palestinians and Israelis who would have the executive, legislative and constitutional authorities on an equal and agreed basis.[8]
Death
Hanegbi died on 2 March 2018.[6]