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In Israel of 2018, bereavement is a ‘lifetime achievement’
Israel awarded its most prestigious prize to Miriam Peretz, whose two sons were killed in combat in Lebanon and Gaza. Here are three Palestinians who lost their children, but won’t likely be recognized for their grief. By Orly Noy In the days of the Iran-Iraq War, before Iran sent out young — and often very young…
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Orly Noy
March 19, 2018
A lifetime achievement award for normalizing settlements
David Be’eri won the state’s highest award for doing what decades ago would have seemed impossible: inspiring the Israeli people to identify with the settler enterprise. By Yonathan Mizrachi Following last week’s announcement that David Be’eri, the founder of the settler organization Elad, had won the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement, some who closely monitor Israel’s…
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March 20, 2017
Naftali Bennett’s vision: Equality through Jewish supremacy
Behind all the pretty words, Bennett’s speech at the Israel Prize ceremony reveals exactly what he’s after: a Jewish nationalist theocracy. By Gil Gertel During last Thursday’s annual Israel Prize ceremony, Education Minister Naftali Bennett gave a speech laying out his vision. He called for the establishment of a national, Jewish state, and in order…
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+972 Magazine
May 20, 2016
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WATCH: Israel Prize winner on why he’s giving prize money to Ta’ayush
Prof. David Shulman won Israel’s most prestigious prize. He’s giving the prize money to one of Israel’s most dedicated — and persecuted — activist groups. Here’s why. I often get comments, specifically from family members, that I never write anything positive about Israel. So here is something positive. Prof. David Shulman, Renee Lang Professor of Humanistic…
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Mairav Zonszein
May 13, 2016
The prestigious award that only goes to Ashkenazi men
While the prime minister’s attempt to intervene in the selection committee for the Israel Prize is clearly anti-democratic, so is the fact that the vast majority of its recipients look exactly the same. The uproar over Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meddling in the nominations of three would-be judges for the prestigious Israel Prize selection committee caused many…
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Orly Noy
February 13, 2015
Netanyahu is losing it
From his growing conflict with the White House to frantic attacks on the media, there’s something off with Israel’s prime minister. Election season is a time when politicians say things they generally don’t mean, make promises they generally won’t keep and kiss babies they generally wouldn’t otherwise kiss. But if you have been tuned into…
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Edo Konrad
February 10, 2015
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