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A pomp-and-prize loving Trump wins Israel's highest honor. Was there really no Israeli worthy?
SOURCE:Haaretz|BY:Allison Kaplan Sommer
Netanyahu's decision to award Trump with this year's Israel Prize raises the question of whether it should be leveraged to pay homage to another country's head of state, on a day dedicated to the country's independence
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Netanyahu's decision to award Trump with this year's Israel Prize raises the question of whether it should be leveraged to pay homage to another country's head of state, on a day dedicated to the country's independence

December 30, 2025Updated:December 24, 2025
It was one of the more awkward visual moments from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pilgrimage to Florida to meet with President Donald Trump this week.









