Ofer Bronchtein, a French–Israeli peace activist and diplomat, died on May 18, 2026, in Paris, France, from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
He was 69. Born in Beersheba, Israel, on March 27, 1957, he spent his childhood in Israel before moving to France with his parents at age nine.
He returned to Israel at 17, lived in a kibbutz and later moved to Tel Aviv, where he advocated for reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.
Ofer Bronchtein, 69, French-Israeli peace activist and diplomat, complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.