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Education Minister Naftali Bennett has been publishing the names of the winners of the 2018 Israel Prize.
Bennett's video announcement that bereaved mother Miriam Peretz is the winner of the Israel Prize for her life’s work of “strengthening the Jewish-Israeli spirit” of the country was unusual in the history of the prestigious prize, no matter how you look at it. The clip shows Bennett showing up at Peretz’ home to inform her before the camera he brought with him that she won the prize. When she burst into tears, Bennett held her and wiped away a tear. It would be hard for viewers to remain indifferent to this very human interaction.
