Amir Avivi


Amir Avivi is a retired Israeli brigadier general at Israeli Defense Forces. He served as a military lieutenant at the Defense Establishment Comptroller Unit, he was the commander of the Sagi Brigade and the chief of staff for Israeli general and politician Moshe Ya'alon.
In 2020, he founded the NPO "Habithonistim" which consists of mainly high-ranking members of the Israeli security forces, and has been its leader ever since. Too, he is the chairman of the Israel Defense and Security Forum.
In May 2023, Avivi's book No Retreat: How to Secure Israel for Generations to Come was published.

Activism

In 29 November 2018, Avivi spoke at the "My Israel National Interest Conference" and presented his political plan: New State Solution. The main point of the plan is to establish a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip and the northern Sinai Peninsula, where the Palestinians will be citizens. The territory will be donated by Egypt, which will receive generous economic aid and a leading status in the Arab world in exchange for this.
In June 2020, Avivi and members of the "Habithonistim" met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in order to support Trump peace plan. Avivi emphasized that the United States recognition is very important to the implementation of the move and that this is an historic opportunity to make peace.
In 2023, Avivi was ranked 37th on the Jerusalem Post's list "50 Most Influential Jews in the World".

Political views

In 2022, Avivi argued that Israel is the Jewish people's most vital strategic asset, and that Israel cannot exist without absolute security control over the West Bank, which he claims is impossible without Israeli settlements.