For the first time since its debut more than a decade ago, the prize dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” is going to a non-Jew: Javier Milei, the president of Argentina. Milei’s selection marks another first for the Genesis Prize Foundation: the first prize given to a head of state, a departure for an award that has historically sought to sidestep politics.
January 15, 2025
SOURCE: BUENOS AIRES TIMES
Argentina’s Milei wins ‘Jewish Nobel’ for Israel support, in break with tradition