Decision comes 1.5 years after police received tip regarding Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, but chose to investigate who was behind letter rather than probe alleged abuser

Victims and witnesses tell of incidents of systematic abuse by Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, claiming his behavior was an open secret within the ultra-Orthodox community

Advocacy group, Labor chief, MK call to revoke prominent Haredi activist's Israel Prize; Tzohar rabbi Cherlow calls for thorough probe, but warns against passing immediate judgment

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav 'a role model for the spirit of volunteering,' says selection committee; former Foreign Ministry director-general Joseph Ciechanover also wins

Immunizing superspreaders is the 'only way' to protect society with an initially limited supply of inoculations, says Israel Prize-winning physicist Shlomo Havlin

Berlin-born writer who helped shape Israeli poetry was a lightning rod for controversy in his later years over a number of political, racial statements

Ex-justice minister eulogizes the longtime Hebrew University professor and Israel Prize winner for her 'deep concern for Israel's identity as a Jewish and democratic state'

Former prisoner of Zion to donate $1 million award to support organizations in Israel and abroad that work to fight the disease and provide relief to victims

Selection committee cites Tel Aviv University academic's 'research excellence' in wide array of topics, her achievements in communicating subject to the public

Late widow of Israeli astronaut who became youth advocate is among 2019 laureates honored at annual Independence Day ceremony