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Independence Day is the day the Israel Prize is handed out. This year’s recipient of the Israel Prize for Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation is being awarded to Eyal Waldman. One of the leading entrepreneurs in Israel, he was the founder of Mellanox, which produces components for high speed communication networks.  Waldman has been a harsh critic of the government and even more so since his daughter Danielle was murdered at the massacre at the Nova Party on October 7th. Education Minister Yoav Kish tried to keep the prize from Waldman, but he pushed ahead to receive the award. He spoke with reporter Arieh O’Sullivan about his efforts and his vision for Israel. (photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.