He received the Israeli Museum of Caricature and Comics' Golden Pencil Award and the 2014 Nefesh B'Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize for his contribution to Israeli culture and the arts.
He was extremely proud to be acknowledged and retained by Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) on 23 August 2023 to provide cartoons to that organisation.
It was my distinct privilege to have shared the last six years of Yaakov's life in the way we did – including with his amazing wife Sali.
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Rest in peace dear Yaakov. You have left behind a legacy which few people could ever hope to emulate.
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David Singer is an Australian Lawyer, a Foundation Member of the International Analyst Network and Convenor of Jordan is Palestine International - an organisation calling for sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza to be allocated between Israel and Jordan as the two successor States to the Mandate for Palestine. Previous articles written by him can be found at www.jordanispalestine.blogspot.com.