Israel’s peace camp is mourning Uri Savir, who passed away on Friday at the age of 69. Best known in Israel for the central role he played in negotiating the Oslo Accords, Savir continued in the post-Oslo years to promote peace and coexistence in different forums, including his writings as contributor to Al-Monitor.
The son of one of Israel’s first diplomats, Savir joined the Foreign Ministry shortly after completing his studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In the early 1980s, he began his role as a senior associate of then-Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, engaging in contacts between Peres and several Arab leaders. He was involved in organizing Peres' historic 1986 trip to Morocco and a meeting that year between Peres and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
