Ori Nir
Ori Nir
Vice President for Public Affairs
Ori Nir (he/him) joined Americans for Peace Now following a 24-year career
in journalism, which was mainly focused on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Ori covered Palestinian affairs for
Ha'aretz Daily, Israel's leading newspaper (1986-1990; 1994-1996) during the early years of the first
intifada and through the implementation of the first phases of the Oslo Accords. Later, he covered Israel's
Arab minority for Ha'aretz, (2000 to July 2002). Ori also covered the diplomatic efforts to advance
Arab-Israeli peace. As the Washington correspondent of Ha'aretz (1990-1994) and of The Forward,
America's largest and most influential independent national Jewish weekly newspaper, he focused on US Mideast
policy. Ori earned a Master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, where he also
taught journalism (1997-2000). His Bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern history and Arabic literature is from
Jerusalem's Hebrew University. Ori is fluent in Hebrew and Arabic.