Accepting the recognition, the Reporter said, Sures paid tribute to his late father, a veteran of Israel\u2019s 1948 War of Independence, and to his mother, whom Sures commended for her prescience about antisemitism, which has risen precipitously following the Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023, which sparked the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Sures quipped that his 92-year-old mother, who was in the audience, would have been prouder of him only if he \u201cwere receiving an award for being a Jewish doctor,\u201d the Reporter said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mother has a strong sense of right and wrong,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s been talking about antisemitism for years. And honestly, I turned a blind eye. I didn\u2019t think it really existed, but she was right. And it\u2019s because of her that I use my various platforms to stand up for what\u2019s right, no matter if it\u2019s popular or not.\u201d<\/p>\n
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