Yonatan Zeigen
Israeli peace activist
Yonatan Zeigen is an Israeli peace activist. He has rededicated himself to peace and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians after losing his mother, peace activist Vivian Silver, in the October 7 attack and being heartbroken over the war in Gaza. Zeigen is also a social worker and trained mediator. He was previously a peace activist during his early 20s before falling out of political awareness. A father of three based in Tel-Aviv Jaffa, he grew up in Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel. Zeigen holds a bachelor’s degree in law and a master’s degree in clinical social work.
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Across the chasm of anger that is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, some families who have lost loved ones have found common cause in their grief. Hear from those who eschew r...