Uri Savir
Uri Savir (Hebrew: אורי סביר; born 7 January 1953) is an Israeli diplomat Ambassador to Eritrea (2001 - 2005) [1] and politician. He served as a member of the Knesset between 1999 and 2001.
Uri Savir | |
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Date of birth | 7 January 1953 |
Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel |
Knessets | 15 |
Faction represented in Knesset | |
1999–2001 | Centre Party |
2001 | New Way |
Biography
Born in Jerusalem in 1953,[2] Savir studied International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he gained a BA. He went on to work as an administrator,[2] and served general manager of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3] Between 1993 and 1996 he was the Chief Negotiator of the Oslo Accords. His experience became the basis for his book The Process: 1,100 Days that Changed the Middle East, published in 1998.
In the 1999 elections he was elected to the Knesset on the Centre Party list. On 6 March 2001 he and two other MKs left the Centre Party to form the New Way faction.[4] On 28 March he resigned from the Knesset, and was replaced by David Magen, who represented the Centre Party. During his time in the Knesset he served on a number of committees, including the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Savir founded the Glocal Forum, a non-profit organization involved in international relations.[5] He is also a director of the Peres Center for Peace.[3]
See also
- "Eritrea". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- Uri Savir: Particulars Knesset website
- Uri Savir: Public Activities Knesset website
- Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups Knesset website
- Michael Allen Fox (2013). Understanding Peace: A Comprehensive Introduction. Routledge. p. 229.
External links
- Uri Savir on the Knesset website
- Glocal forum