Peter Beinart
Best commentary in any medium on international news
AWARD DATE: 2020
AWARD NAME: The Flora Lewis Award 2020
AWARD RECIPIENT: Peter Beinart
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: Jewish Currents
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Yavne: A Jewish Case for Equality in Israel-Palestine”
AWARD SPONSOR: Paula Dwyer
Beinart writes a powerful essay with a lot of original thinking and draws on an impressive depth of knowledge about the history and politics of the conflict. The jury understands that his vision may be a fantasy, but it is a vision against which the likelier outcomes can be measured.
Citation for Excellence:
Yaroslav Trofimov
The Wall Street Journal
“The Post-COVID World”
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