Award

Francesca Albanese receives prestigious award from Spanish Prime Minister

Albanese is a harsh critic of Israel and is campaigning in the European Union against the imposition of American sanctions on her and senior officials at the International Criminal Court.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez presents the Commander's Cross of the Order of Civil Merit to Francesca Albanese, an Italian human rights expert, at Moncloa Palace on May 07, 2026 in Madrid, Spain.
“Yan Zeng is gaining recognition both as an award-winning designer and as a trusted judge shaping international standards in design and media.”

With a MUSE Win and Major Jury Roles, Yan Zeng Emerges as a Designer to Watch

Aerial view of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

Technion launches new aerospace prize to honor legends and trailblazers

THE JERUSALEM Piyyut Ensemble.

Tel Aviv University, Weizmann scholars among 2026 Landau Prize winners


Herzog to award presidential medal for civilian heroism

Herzog created the award to preserve the memory of civilian valor and to recognize the efforts those from October 7.

 A SEARCH is held for human remains and other evidence among many destroyed vehicles in a field near Netivot, after the October 7 massacre by Hamas. Those calling for an end to the fighting have clearly forgotten that there was a ceasefire in place until the morning of October 7, the writer argues.

'Oppenheimer' leads in number of Oscar nominations, 'Barbie' takes second place

An Israeli short film, Letter to a Pig, by Tal Kantor and Amit Gicelter, was nominated in the Short Animated Film category.

 Scientists J. Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein are seen together in this photo. The two worked on the Manhattan Project and ultimately developed the world's first nuclear weapons.

Masha Gessen will receive Hannah Arendt Prize, following controversy over Gaza essay

Gessen, a Jewish writer for The New Yorker magazine, published an essay last week comparing the Gaza Strip to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos, sparking backlash from Jewish and pro-Israel activists.

Russia-born U.S. journalist Masha Gessen (front C) takes part in a protest against a proposed new law termed by the State Duma as "against advocating the rejection of traditional family values" in central Moscow June 11, 2013.

Israeli research teams win prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants in a variety of fields

The funding will support excellent scientists and scholars at the career stage where they may still be consolidating their own independent research teams.

 Hebrew University students.

Brothers in Arms to receive John McCain award for justice leadership

"We are united to help the IDF win, embrace and help the families of the abducted and missing, [help] the 200,000 displaced from their homes with all their needs and build a better society here."

 Members of Israel's 'Brothers in Arms' reservist protest group hold a news conference as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Herzliya near Tel Aviv, Israel, March 21, 2023

Mixed Israeli-Arab school in Jerusalem wins World’s Best School prize

The Max Rayne Hand in Hand Jerusalem School won the Overcoming Adversity prize for its integration of Jewish and Arab students.

 Arab students in the classroom at the Noreen school, in the Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina, on January 17, 2023.

Leading law conference drops UN Israel investigator after Hamas attack

UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry's Navi Pillay was accused of working “to further a demonstrably discriminatory agenda against the Jewish people and the State of Israel.”

Outgoing U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay talks during an interview to Reuters in her office in Geneva August 19, 2014.

MTV Europe Music Awards canceled amid Israel-Gaza crisis

A spokesperson cited the escalation as a security concern for visitors from all over the world.

 TAYLOR SWIFT accepts the Video of the Year Award during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards  last week.

Bruce Springsteen congratulates Israeli producer on award

Louis Lahav served as an engineer on Bruce Springsteen's celebrated 1975 album Born to Run.

LAHAV AND Bruce Springsteen during the recording of ‘Born to Run,’ in 1974.

Ronen Zien wins Young Israeli Photographer 2023 award

The Shfaram native has presented solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in galleries throughout the country. 

 RONEN ZIEN: Khan al-Akhdar