Victor Cygielman

Victor Cygielman (born in 1926 in Poland - died the May 12th 2007 in France) was a journalist Israél IEN of Polish origin , enthusiast pacifist, who defended the idea of a peaceful coexistence between Israélien S and Palestinians. It was corresponding European daily newspapers like the Evening or of magazines like the Nouvel Observateur .

Biography

Jew of origin Ashkénaze, taken refuge in Belgium at the four years age with his parents, Victor Cygielman immigrates in Israel during the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. He fights during the war of 1948. Enthusiastic militant of the left of the Israeli workers party, it engages in the fight for the peaceful coexistence between Israélien S and Palestinians. Correspondent of European daily newspapers like the Evening, it becomes in 1966 the correspondent of the Nouvel Observateur to Jerusalem. First correspondent of the newspaper abroad, it accommodates his large reporters thus (Josette Alia, Guy Sitbon, etc). It also sometimes happens to him to collaborate in the review Esprit as at the time of an special issue on Israel in September 1966. It is also one of the founders of the C.C.L.J., the Jewish laic Community center.

Founding member of the Movement for Peace, it is favorable to the coexistence of a Palestinian State and a Israeli State. Intellectually engaged in the dialog with a score of friends Palestinian journalists, Victor Cygielman launches in 1994 with Palestinian lawyer, responsible later for the file of Jerusalem within the Palestinian cabinet, Ziyad Abou Ziyad, the quarterly review Palestine-Israel . By ensuring the Co-drafting as a chief, he preaches for a constant dialog between Israéliens and Palestinians. But if it is not obstructed to criticize the action of the Israeli politicians, it marks a “ very deep reserve to criticize the Israeli armed ”.

Enough decreased starting from the Years 1980, it then covers the topicality without never leaving Israel.

External bonds

  • To read articles of Victor Cygielman in the review '' Palestine-Israel '' of which he was the cofounder

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