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In a first, President Donald Trump to receive Israel Prize, the country’s top civilian honor

JL;DR SUMMARY President Donald Trump will become the first foreign leader to receive Israel's highest civilian honor, the Israel Prize, as announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Benjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpJewish PeopleIsrael PrizeGaza CeasefireZubin MehtaIsraeli AwardsForeign LeadersYoav KischFifa Peace Prize

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Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that President Donald Trump will receive the Israel Prize in 2026, marking the first time the award will be bestowed to a foreign leader."
Mar-a-Lago, Florida, United States
"Trump was informed he had won the prize during a meeting with Netanyahu at his Mar-aLago estate as the pair discussed plans to push the ceasefire in Gaza into its second phase, a process that has stalled in recent months."
India
"While the prize has infrequently been awarded to non-Israeli citizens in its history, including to Indian conductor Zubin Mehta in 1991, Mondays announcement marked the first time that a foreign leader has received the accolade."
Jerusalem, Israel
"According to the Jerusalem Post, the guidelines for the prize mandate that candidates must be Israeli citizens, with the exception of candidates for the Israel Prize for Diaspora Jewry and/or for a special contribution to the Jewish people."

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