1947-2023 | Iconic Israeli Artist and Journalist Yehonatan Geffen Dies at 76

Geffen, a towering figure in Israel's cultural landscape, was known for his countless books, poems and plays.

Geffen was often criticized for his strong left-wing leanings, which bordered on provocation. In 2018, Geffen published a poem on his Instagram feed that ended with the following lines:

You, Ahed Tamimi,
Red-haired,
Like David who slapped Goliath,
You will be on the same page as Joan of Arc,
Hannah Senesh and Anne Frank.

Geffen was the nephew of Israeli general and defense minister Moshe Dayan.

In 2008, Geffen said: "Israel has aged terribly fast. I am the same age as the country, and I look better, don't I?"

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