Abie nathan biography for kids
Nathan was not a born political icon.
Abie was born on the 29th of April in the Persian city of Abadan (today part of Iran), the third child in a traditional Jewish family.!
Abie Nathan
Avraham "Abie" Nathan (Hebrew: אברהם "אייבי" נתן, 29 April 1927 – 27 August 2008) was an Israeli humanitarian and peace activist.
He founded the Voice of Peace radio station. When he died the president of IsraelShimon Peres said about him: "He was one of the most prominent and special people in the country...
Nathan's diplomacy of spectacle.He is the man who dedicated his life for other people and for a better humanity."[1]
Early years
Abie Nathan was born to a Jewish family in Abadan, Persia, on 29 April 1927 and spent his adolescent years in Bombay (now Mumbai), India.
He became a pilot in the Royal Air Force in 1944. In 1948 he volunteered as a pilot in the Machal (volunteers in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War) and stayed in Israel thereafter.[2] He worked for El Al airlines and later opened a restaurant in Tel Aviv.[2]
Flight for Peace
Nathan led a party called Nes (Miracle) in the 1965 Knesset elections, but failed to cross the electoral threshold.
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