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Berlin International Film Festival winners blast Israel in award speeches, ignore Iran

Abdallah Al-Khatib, who won Best Feature Debut for his film 'Chronicles From the Siege', criticized the German government, saying it was complicit in Israel’s conduct in the war against Hamas.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

SOFIANE ZERMANI, Abdallah Alkhatib, Taqiyeddine Issaad and Salah Issaad pose with the GWFF Best Feature Film Debut Award for “Chronicles From the Siege” at the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2026.

Eli Sharabi's memoir recounts his 491 days as a Hamas hostage in Gaza.

Eli Sharabi’s ‘Hostage’ memoir named Jewish book of the year

Sharabi’s memoir, which details his abduction from Kibbutz Be’eri and the more than year he spent in captivity, became a bestseller in Israel and was later released in English in the United States.

FEBRUARY 18, 2026|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

"Golden," from "KPop Demon Hunters" wins Best Song Written for Visual Media during the premiere ceremony of the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 1, 2026.

Israel and Iran won’t be center stage at the 68th Grammys

Former Daily Show host Trevor Noah will host the show, and the performers and presenters are expected to include Doechii, Harry Styles, Carole King, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, and Sabrina Carpenter.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Successful service: Presenting the Yarden Award for Wine Service with Segev Yerovam (C) to Avi Ben Ami (R).

Wine Talk: The journey continues

Adam Montefiore recounts 50 years shaping Israeli wine, from pioneering oak barrels to international awards.

JANUARY 17, 2026|ByADAM MONTEFIORE

Israeli scientist makes ‘Nature’ journal’s top ten list of shapers of science in 2025

‘Peptide detective’ Weizmann immunologist Prof. Yifat Merbl was recognized for a new hidden immune mechanism.

DECEMBER 21, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

PROF. YIFAT MERBL. Just last year, she received the Rappaport Prize for Biomedical Research in the Promising Researcher category, which is given to scientists for groundbreaking or innovative research that has the potential to advance the health of mankind

Kibbutz Neot Semadar: Israel's desert oasis quenches thirst for tranquility, nature’s raw beauty

Neot Semadar’s large variety of tours and workshops offers something for everyone. Perhaps this unconventional community has found the balance it was looking for after all.

DECEMBER 21, 2025ByAUDREY LYNN LEINOFF

Israeli Lior Navok wins prestigious Engel Prize for Ukraine war composition

Navok describes his 10-minute orchestral piece, 'Blue, Yellow, Smoke,' composed during the early days of the Russia-Ukraine War, as trying to 'capture the melancholic mood of war.'

DECEMBER 2, 2025ByLIRAN GURKIEWICZ

Heartie wins two Red Dot Design awards

NOVEMBER 25, 2025ByISAAC KAPLAN

Songs by Hatikva 6, Sabrina Carpenter most played in Israel in last year

The ACUM Awards ceremony will present a number of awards on November 17.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Best place to stay in Israel: Waldorf Astoria, American Colony hotels win at World Travel Awards

Often referred to as “the Oscars for hotels,” the World Travel Awards announced this year's best hotels to stay at in Israel.

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The American Colony (left) and the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Hotel (right).

Among representatives worldwide – Israel wins prestigious award

Sunorama, the exclusive sales representative of the Royal Caribbean Group in Israel, received the “Outstanding Global Representative 2025” award

OCTOBER 23, 2025ByMAARIV TOURISM DESK

Independence of the Seas ship, Royal Caribbean.

Trump awards Charlie Kirk top honor amid crackdown on left-wing groups

US President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to slain activist Charlie Kirk, marking his 32nd birthday with a National Day of Remembrance.

OCTOBER 15, 2025ByREUTERS

Erika Kirk, wife of slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, reacts next to US President Donald Trump during a ceremony to posthumously award the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk, at the White House, October 14, 2025.

‘A Burning Man’ wins Best Israeli Feature Prize at the Haifa International Film Festival

The awards were announced in a ceremony on Sunday night.

OCTOBER 14, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

SHAI AVIVI in ‘A Burning Man,’ by Eyal Halfon, which won the award for Best Israeli Feature at the Haifa International Film Festival.

Israeli tower overlooking central park wins prestigious international architecture award

The Malabar Residence tower in Manhattan by developers Tzachi Hajaj and Rotem Rozen won the 2025 Archaizers Vision Award in the Vertical Living category.

OCTOBER 12, 2025ByOFER PETERSBURG/WALLA!