Nurit Peled-Elhanan | |
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נורית פלד-אלחנן | |
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation | Philologist |
Employer | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Spouse | Rami Elhanan |
Relatives | Miko Peled (brother), Yigal Elhanan (son) |
Awards | Sakharov Prize (2001) |
Nurit Peled-Elhanan (Hebrew: נורית פלד-אלחנן) is an Israeli philologist, professor of language and education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, translator, and activist. She is a 2001 co-laureate of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought awarded by the European Parliament. She is known for her research on the portrayal of Palestinians in Israeli textbooks, which she has criticized as being anti-Palestinian. Elhanan supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.