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The Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor (Hebrew: עיטור נשיא מדינת ישראל, Itur Nesi Medinat Yisra'el) is the highest civil medal given by the President of the State of Israel.
President's Medal | |
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Awarded by the President of Israel | |
Eligibility | Israeli citizens and foreign nationals |
Awarded for | "outstanding contribution to the State of Israel or to humanity, through their talents, services, or in any other form." |
Status | Currently awarded |
Grades | One |
The President's Medal was first presented on March 1, 2012, in Beit HaNassi by President of Israel, Shimon Peres. In total, he awarded it to 26 people "who have made an outstanding contribution to the State of Israel or to humanity, through their talents, services, or in any other form." The medal, based on the French Légion d'Honneur, was designed by Yossi Matityahu and includes a verse from the Book of Samuel, which loosely translates as "head and shoulders [above the rest].[1]
President Isaac Herzog revived the institution of the medal in 2022, awarding it for the first time since Shimon Peres in 2014. Under Herzog, the decoration was renamed the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor. Recipients include Czech President Miloš Zeman and U.S. President Joe Biden.[2][3]
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