Yossi Sarid battled against populism and surrendering to public opinion
by Yariv Oppenheimer,
Secretary General of Peace Now
Yossi Sarid (1940 - 2015)
Rare are the leaders who, instead of swimming with the flow, choose the most difficult task of all and work to change its trajectory. Such was Yossi Sarid, a leader who made breakthroughs, who told the truth, who shaped public opinion and did not serve it. A role model, a loud piercing voice, which in times of confusion and dilemmas showed the way for many and served as an ideological compass for many thousands.