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(JNS) - When it comes to novelist A.B. Yehoshua, who died on June 14 at the age of 85, its difficult to separate his romances from his political

“My writing gives me great satisfaction,” said the author, who passed away on June 14. “I have a push to tell the story. Life continues to give me ideas, and in this land, there is no shortage of subjects [to write about].”

Influential author, recipient of the Israel Prize and dozens of other awards was also known as a sharp-tongued polemicist and staunch Zionist

Avraham B. Yehoshua, one of Israel's most revered and prolific novelists and a vocal supporter of Palestinian rights, has died aged 85, Tel Aviv's Ichilov hospital said Tuesday.Yehoshua, who was born in Jerusalem in 1936 to parents with roots in Greece and Morocco, published his first collection of short stories in 1963.Decades of critically-acclaimed writing saw him win a string of international awards and his works translated into more than 30 languages.

0 shares Israel Prize recipient Michal Bat-Adam attends the award ceremony in Jerusalem, prior to Israels 73 Independence Day, on April 11, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) The annual ceremony granting the Israel Prize, the country’s most prestigious award, to eight recipients was broadcast on Thursday, Israel’s Independence Day, under the pall of a controversial decision by the education minister to block one nominee due to his political views. President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister...

Get email notification for articles from Or Kashti Follow Apr. 15, 2021 8:56 PM The Israel Prize ceremony for this year was broadcast on Thursday, amid controversy over Education Minister Yoav Gallants successful request to withhold the Israel Prize for mathematics from its planned recipient over alleged support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The ceremony was filmed on Sunday in Jerusalem, a few days after the High Court of Justice ruled that Gallant had 30 days to justify...

From the blog of Sheldon Kirshner at The Times of Israel

0 shares Education Minister Yoav Gallant, at the Ministry of Education in Jerusalem on May 18 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) Five of the eight winners this year of Israel’s most prestigious prize are protesting the government’s decision to withhold the award from a scholar over his political views. Israel’s top court on Thursday upheld Education Minister Yoav Gallant’s move to temporarily block Oded Goldreich from receiving this year’s Israel Prize in mathematics and computer ...

Presidents of Israeli universities have released a joint letter criticizing the government's decision to withhold the country's most prestigious prize from a scholar over his political views, saying it “severely harms free speech and free thought.” Israel’s top court on Thursday upheld the education minister’s move

Israel Prize announces two University of Haifa professors as 2021 winners Israel Prize announces two University of Haifa professors as 2021 winners Ariela Lowenstein was tapped for work in sociology and criminology, and Nitza Ben Dov for the study of Hebrew literature. Professor Ariela Lowenstein. Credit: The University of Haifa. Spread the word. (February 19, 2021 / JNS) Two professors from the University of Haifa have been announced recipients of the prestigious 2021 Israel Prize: Professor A...