1. Moshe Shamir was an Israeli author, playwright, opinion writer, and public figure.
17 Facts About Moshe Shamir
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Moshe Shamir was the author of a play upon which Israeli film Moshe Shamir Walked Through the Fields was based.
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Moshe Shamir went to the Tel Nordau School and graduated from the Herzliya Hebrew High School in Tel Aviv.
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Moshe Shamir began his political career as a member of the movement Hashomer Hatzair, in which he filled a leadership role.
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Moshe Shamir was one of the editors of their official newspaper Al Ha-Homa from 1939 to 1941.
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Moshe Shamir was founder and editor of the Israel Defense Forces official newspaper Bamahane from 1947 to 1950.
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Moshe Shamir was always engaged with political problems, always arousing opposition.
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The first opposition came from Meir Ya'ari, leader of the left-wing movement to which Shamir belonged, concerning what was perceived as "ideological aberration" in his stories.
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However, the anger that was aroused against Moshe Shamir was so strong that he decided to leave his kibbutz in 1947 for ideological reasons.
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Moshe Shamir edited it until he was dismissed at the request of David Ben-Gurion for publishing an article about a celebration of the disbanding of Palmach.
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Moshe Shamir wrote additional books about the members of his family: With His Own Heart about his father, and Not Far From the Tree about his family history.
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Moshe Shamir was a prolific author, publishing more than 25 books in the course of his life.
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Moshe Shamir died in Rishon LeZion at the age of 83.
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Moshe Shamir became one of the creators of the Movement for Greater Israel, a part of the La'am faction in the Likud.
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Moshe Shamir was elected to the Knesset in the legislative elections of 1977.
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Moshe Shamir was among the founders of the "Bnai" faction that opposed the Camp David Accords.
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Moshe Shamir supported the settling of the West Bank after its capture.