Meron Benvenisti

Meron Benvenisti
Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem
In office
1971–1978
MayorTeddy Kollek
Personal details
Born21 April 1934
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Died20 September 2020
NationalityIsraeli
ChildrenEyal Benvenisti
ParentDavid Benvenisti
RelativesRefael (Rafi) Benvenisti (brother)
Alma materHebrew University, Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University
OccupationPolitical scientist, urban planner, columnist

Meron Benvenisti (Hebrew: מירון בנבנשתי, 21 April 1934 – 20 September 2020) was an Israeli political scientist who was deputy mayor of Jerusalem under Teddy Kollek from 1971 to 1978, during which he administered Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem and served as Jerusalem's chief planning officer.[1] He supported a binational Israeli–Palestinian state.[2]

  1. ^ Intimate Enemies : Meron Benvenisti – University of California Press. Ucpress.edu. September 1995. ISBN 9780520085671. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. ^ Ofer Aderet, "Israeli Columnist Meron Benvenisti, Vocal Supporter of a Binational State, Dies at 86", Haaretz 20 September 2020.