Background
Rath was born in Vienna and grew up there.
Rath was born in Vienna and grew up there.
As one of the founders of the kibbutz Hamadia he lived there for 16 years and studied contemporary history and economics.
After the Anschluss he came through a Kindertransport as a thirteen-year-old boy to Palestine. After turning to journalism he became editor in 1975 and in 1979 chief editor of the Jerusalem Post. After finishing work at The Jerusalem Post in 1989 he was a freelance writer and taught at the University of Potsdam and was news editor of the on-line journal Partners for Peace.
Rath is still an advocate for a peaceful coexistence of Israelis and Palestinians.
Rath is a founding member of the Next Century Foundation, a second track group working for peace and reconciliation.