Oz was a journalist, a novelist and one of the first Israeli intellectuals to endorse a two-state solution through his 1967 article “Land of Our Forefathers.” He was a frequent critic of Israel’s military policies and politics and co-founded Peace Now in 1978. He wrote over 30 books, from short story collections to the autobiographical novel A Tale of Love and Darkness. He taught literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. His final speech is a landmark discussion of Zionism and the peace process.
