Israel Prize

Trump, in absentia, becomes first non-Israeli to receive Israel’s top civilian honor

Trump reportedly planned to accept the prize with a videotaped address at one point, with Israel’s Education Minister officially extending the invitation in early February.

US President Donald Trump waves to the media after walking off of Air Force One at Miami International Airport on April 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida.
From right to left, Irit Oren Gunders and Zuri Dabush.

Klil chairman hails Israel Prize selection of Or L’Mishpachot founder

US President Donald Trump gestures while boarding Air Force One as he departs from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 20, 2026.

Trump weighs possible wartime Israel visit to receive Israel Prize on Independence Day

Prof. Ofer Merin, IFCJ President Yael Eckstein, and Prof. Jonathan HaLevy.

Grapevine, February 13, 2026: An anti-aggression alliance


Independence Day: Israel Prize 2022 ceremony begins - watch

The Israel Prize ceremony for 2022 began on Thursday evening as Independence Day celebrations waned down. 

 President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal at the Israel Prize ceremony 2022, May 5, 2022.

In Parkinson's Awareness Month, Parkinson's pioneer wins Israel Prize

Technion Prof. Emeritus Moussa Youdim was among the first to identify the genes that are changed in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease.

 ISRAEL PRIZE winner Prof. Moussa Youdim has developed drugs for neurodegenerative diseases.

Prof. Oded Goldreich to receive Israel Prize, ending year-long legal battle

The High Court of Justice overruled Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton's decision to deny Goldreich the prize due to his signing a petition in 2021 calling on the EU to boycott Ariel University.

Israelis gathered in real-time for Israel's 2021 Israel Prize Ceremony, which took place on Independence Day, April 15, 2021.

Actor, director Oded Kotler to receive Israel Prize for theater, dance

"groundbreaking work and achievements in the Israeli theater, as an actor and as a director"

Acclaimed actor/director Oded Kotler will be one of seven to be awarded the EMET prize early next month

Avihu Medina to receive the Israel Prize for Hebrew Singing

Avihu Medina, a pillar of Mizrahi music , will receive the Israel prize at the upcoming ceremony on Israeli independence day

Avihu Medina

Professor wins Israel Prize for 'groundbreaking' electric cancer therapy

Palti, a physiology and biophysics professor at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, developed a "groundbreaking" electrodes-based treatment of a number of cancers.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin and Education Minister Yoav Galant attend the Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem, prior to Israel's 73 Independence Day, on April 05, 2021.

A-G asks High Court to override Shasha-Biton, grant Israel Prize to math prof.

Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton decided to deny Prof. Oded Goldreich the Israel Prize because of allegations that he supports boycotts of Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin and Education Minister Yoav Galant attend the Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem, prior to Israel's 73 Independence Day, on April 05, 2021.

A Jerusalem plaza has been named for David Rakia. Who is he?

Rakia, who fled Nazi Austria and took Jerusalem into his heart, soul and art, now has his own spot in the city that meant so much to him.

 David Rakia Plaza

Grapevine: Perpetuating her name

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

ZAKA leader Rabbi Yehuda Meshi-Zahav and members of ZAKA, attend a simulation drill on June 21, 2011. Members of ZAKA, most of whom are Orthodox Jews, assist ambulance crews, aid in the identification of the victims of terror, road accidents and other disasters, and where necessary gather body parts

Not giving Goldreich the Israel Prize was correct - opinion

The government would have dishonored itself, and all of us, to have decided to award him the Israel Prize. 

 THEN-EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Gallant addresses this past year’s Israel Prize ceremony in April, in Jerusalem.