#300: Arnon Avni, a Peace Activist on the Gaza Border

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-language: AR-JO;">Arnon Avni, an Israeli cartoonist and graphic designer, is a member of kibbutz Nirim, near the Gaza border. He is a longtime peace activist with Peace Now, Israel’s preeminent peace movement. On October 7^th 2023, he hid in his home’s bomb shelter with his wife and two grandchildren, escaping the terrorist attack. Five people were killed in Nirim that day. Others were kidnapped to Gaza. Despite the shock and the pain and the grief, Avni still believes in peace and is determined to pursue it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bidi-language: AR-JO;">Support APN: <a href= "https://peacenow.org/donate">https://peacenow.org/donate</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bidi-language: AR-JO;">Contact Ori: <a href= "mailto:onir@peacenow.org">onir@peacenow.org</a><br /></span></p>