Har-Gil was the second son of a real estate agent whose family lived in Germany for centuries.

He was severely wounded and was permanently handicapped, however this did not hinder him in attaining prominence in his literary career both as a journalist and an author of short stories.

Time and again he focused upon the problem of the Middle East conflict and the difficult way towards peace.

He should be honored, because he, whose whole life first in Germany, then in Mandatory Palestine and Israel, was imprinted with the effects of anti-Semitism, hatred and wars, in spite of all he said: "I don't hate!

"[3] From 1999 Har-Gil and his German life partner Ulla Gessner, who became his co-author, lived together in Tel Aviv.