(First on https://kaka.farm/posts/2026/01/08/yaakov-agam-maker-of-the-tel-aviv-fire-and-water-fountain-wins-israel-prize-for-his-plastic-art.html.)

Israeli artist Yaakov Agam wins Israel Prize for his kinetic plastic art.

I didn't know anything about him, just love his kinetic cake-shaped Tel-Aviv Fire And Water Fountain.

#art #fireandwaterfountain #israel #israelprize #kineticart #telaviv #yaakovagam

Isn't getting a prize you don't qualify for what Republicans would call "#DEI"?

#uspol #politics #Trump #DonaldTrump #fifa_peace_prize #IsraelPrize #GianniInfantino #BenjaminNetanyahu

BREAKING: Netanyahu just announced the “We’re Kissing Trump’s Ass Because We Want Free Weapons To Attack Iran” award.

In unrelated news, Trump once again thought he received a legit award because somebody actually respects him.

#Israel #iran #America #trump #netanyahu #MAGA #sucker #republicans #democrats #news #war #IsraelPrize

The Minister of Education demands a re-discussion of the election of sociology professor #EvaIllouz and says that if she apologizes for her appeal to the International Court of Justice, he will agree to award her the prize.

Mainstream (wonderful) Eva is now not patriotic enough 😳

https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/politic/874749/
#israel #israelprize

Two 2024 #IsraelPrize winners donating prize money to Palestinian-Israeli bereaved parents' group, The Parents Circle:

Yaakov Ritov (Hebrew U, UMich Ann Arbor; Econ & Stats): "the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum believe that hope and peace are not dirty words - and that the only way to bring security to all of us is good neighborliness between the Jewish people and the Palestinian people."

https://mailchi.mp/theparentscircle/ojo79a8ygu-5435104?e=3f1b28be11

#theparentscircle #palestine #israel

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