The accords created the Palestinian Authority and established areas of self-government in the Palestinian territories.
It also produced broken promises, bouts of violence and two failed attempts to negotiate a final peace deal, aftereffects that left its architects with a mixed legacy in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Despite hopes that the Palestinian state has since waned, Savir remained committed to the vision of a two-state solution to the end.
He often referred to himself as the region’s “last optimist” and kept in touch with his former Palestinian colleagues.
He also founded a Facebook group, “YaLa Young Leaders”, which brought together young Israelis and Arabs from across the region for online discussions and courses on peace and coexistence. The group has over 800,000 followers.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Savir “strove for a different Middle East”.
“His contribution to Israel is tremendous and is felt to this day,” he tweeted.
Savir was a close adviser to the late former Israeli leader Shimon Peres, a driving force behind the peace talks, and would help found and lead the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, which promotes cooperation between people in the Middle East.
Savir also briefly served as a lawmaker in Israel’s parliament.