Mor Janashvili, a Jewish resident of Acre who was critically wounded by Arab rioters during Operation Guardian of the Walls in May, received a special certificate of appreciation at the Jabotinsky Zionism Conference in Jerusalem on Sunday. The conference was organized by Israel Hayom and the World Betar youth movement in an effort to celebrate the vision and principles of Revisionist Zionist thinker Ze'ev Jabotinsky.
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Israel Hayom Editor-in-Chief Boaz Bismuth and Director General of World Betar Yigal Brand awarded Janashvili the certificate, known as the Jabotinsky Award, during the ceremony at the conference. "This certificate is given to you bearing in mind a quote from Jabotinsky, who said, 'No one can uproot the hope for a better future from his or her heart'," Brand said. "Mor was the target of an unprovoked attack by an Arab mob and was critically wounded; your daily struggle in the wake of this injury and your recovery show what Zionism in the Land of Israel is."
Bismuth also praised Janashvili, saying, "The riots that erupted during the operation shook Israelis to their core and turned on a warning light for all of us. Mor, who was badly beaten in this attack in Acre, has shown in his recovery that he is a hero. He has not been deterred by terrorism and has continued to live in Acre, and by doing this, has shown an exemplary display of Zionism and what it means to live up to the principles of Jabotinsky."
A humbled Janashvili said that he was "overcome with emotion and thank all Israelis for their prayers." He also said that he was honored to have received the certificate and hoped that "the message that comes out of this conference is that Israel will never be silent and won't try to hide what has been unfolding, because we have come to this land to live, not to die."
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