Medal of Freedom

Herzog to bestow prestigious medal on leaders aiding Israel and Jewish communities

Some have invested heavily in Israeli business enterprises and are also generous supporters of Israeli academic, medical, security, and cultural organizations, institutions, and projects.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog hosts the Presidential Medal of Honor Award Ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, last week.
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a fighting antisemitism event with Miriam Adelson at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on August 15, 2024 in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Trump garners criticism after saying Medal of Freedom is 'better' than Medal of Honor

Trump recounted the moment Miriam Adelson, who introduced him at the event, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
General John "Jack" Keane

US General Jack Keane to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Keane served in the Vietnam War and was one of the military thinkers behind the 2007 Iraq surge.

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Miriam Adelson at the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018

Trump to award Miriam Adelson highest civilian honor

The award was established by former US president John F. Kennedy and complements the nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor.

|ByMICHAEL WILNER