Amos Kenan
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Amos Kenan (1927-2009) was born in Tel Aviv. He was a member of the anti-British military underground movement but became known as a political dove soon after 1948. In the 1970s, Kenan co-founded the Israeli-Palestinian Council. A leading newspaper columnist, he wrote for the popular Yedioth Ahronoth and was also a painter, sculptor, playwright and novelist. Kenan was awarded the Brenner Prize in 1999.
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