Founder of the ‘most peaceful country in the Middle East’ dies at 88
The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS. Founder of the ‘most peaceful country in the Middle East’ dies at 88 By Sarah Levi - May 16, 2018 Akhzivland Museum. (photo credit: RAFAEL GOORI / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS) Eli Avivi, the eccentric founder and leader of Akhzivland, the bohemian country within a country, died on Wednesday.Akhzivland was founded in 1971 by Avivi, 4 kilometers north of Nahariya on the Mediterranean coast, and since then it was inhabited by two citizens, Avivi and his wife, Rina. Akhzivland was called the “Nueiba of the North,” and during his reign, Avivi earned a reputation locally and international as a bohemian, larger-than-life Israeli legend.(Nueiba, a town on the Sinai coast, is known as an inexpensive, marijuana-friendly beach vacation spot.)For decades, this hidden…