Ofer Lifschitz, (; born in

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in 1958) is an Israeli politician and head of

Brit Olam Brit Olam () is a political party in Israel. Background and ideology Brit Olam is a joint Jewish–Arab party founded by Ofer Lifschitz in 2005. It stands for the foundation of a Palestinian state, separation of religion and state, raising the ...

. Lifschitz left Israel to travel in 1984, before settling in the

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in 1988. There, he set up an electrical contracting firm, and co-founded Global Peace Solution, a charity focusing on international conflict resolution. In 2004 Lifschitz returned to Israel and founded Brit Olam.

External links

Official Global Peace Solution website
Leaders of political parties in Israel 1958 births Living people Brit Olam politicians {{Israel-politician-stub