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Ilan Halevi

Birth name: Georges Alain Albert

Place of birth:

6th arrondissement of Lyon Show on Google Maps

Birth date:

October 12, 1943 • Birth Sign: Libra

Citizenship:

France, Palestine

Death date:

July 10, 2013 (69 years old)

Short Bio:

Ilan Halevi (; ; born Georges Alain Albert in France; 12 October 1943 – 10 July 2013) was a French-Palestinian journalist, politician and pro-Palestinian activist. He was one of the very few high-ranking Jewish members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Halevi served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Palestinian government and the Palestine Liberation Organization, as well as a member of Fatah Revolutionary Council.

He was a member of the Palestinian delegation in the 1991–93 negotiations in Madrid and Washington, and was Assistant Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Palestinian Government. Writing in both French and English, he was also a novelist and the author of non-fiction books. His publications include The Crossing (1964), Face à la guerre (2003), and Allers-retours (2005).

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Politics and public service Journalism and media journalist essayist politician 6th arrondissement of Lyon France Palestine