Akiva Nof

Akiva Nof (; born 2 December 1936) is an Israeli poet and songwriter, composer, politician, lawyer and a journalist, who served three terms as a member of the Knesset between 1974 and 1984.

Biography Nof was born Akiva Naparstek' in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era. He studied international relations, Middle Eastern studies and law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was certified as a lawyer, and also studied at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague.

In 2022 Mr. Nof was awarded the honorable title of Tel Aviv Freedom of the City

Nof is married to Ruth. He has three children. Political career Having joined Herut, he became chairman of the party's youth leadership. In 1965 he left the party to establish the Free Centre, serving as its secretary and organisational co-ordinator between 1967 and 1969. Both resigned from the Knesset on 22 January 1977, with Nof being replaced by Amal Nasser el-Din.

Having joined the new Democratic Movement for Change in 1977, As a student in the Netherlands in the 1960s, while working as a freelance reporter for Kol Israel, Nof interviewed John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their Bed-In. At the end of the interview, Lennon sang a verse from Nof's song Oath for Jerusalem, which Nof transcribed for him into Latin characters.

Nof has published two poetry and song books titled Longing For The Past, and Pleasure Comes For Ever.