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Prof. Myriam Yardeni - History
Prof. Myriam Yardeni is awarded the EMET Prize for her pioneering studies in the field of Western European history and French history in particular; for her works on Huguenots, Jews and other minorities and the formation of the French national identity, which are cornerstones in modern historiography, and for her academic leadership as teacher and scholar

Prof. Avishai Margalit - Philosophy
Prof. Avishai Margalit is awarded the EMET Prize for his original and influential contribution in the fields of political thought, ethics and the philosophy of religion, and for his works dealing with the complex moral and political issues of this day and age. All these have made him one of the most important philosophers in Israel and abroad.