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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2020 file photo, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas arrive at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are set to return to Israel as co-hosts of this year’s prestigious Genesis Prize ceremony. The Genesis Prize Foundation announced Wednesday, Feb 25, 2020, that the pair would co-host the June 18 event, where former Soviet dissident and Israeli politician Natan Sharansky is to be honored as the 2020 laureate. Douglas himself was the 2015 winner of the $1 million prize, granted each year in recognition of professional achievement, contribution to humanity and commitment to Jewish values and Israel. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Michael Douglas, Zeta-Jones to co-host Jerusalem ceremony

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FILE - In this May 2, 2005 file photo, Natan Sharansky pauses during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in Jerusalem. The former Soviet dissident has been awarded Israel's prestigious Genesis Prize for a lifetime of work promoting political and religious freedoms, organizers announced Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Natan Sharansky receives Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize

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File - In this Oct. 16, 2018 file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives for the NFL football fall meetings in New York. On Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, Kraft was awarded Israel's 2019 Genesis Prize, a $1 million recognition widely known as the &quot;Jewish Nobel Prize.&quot; Organizers of the prize announced they were recognizing Kraft’s philanthropy and commitment to Israel. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Israel awards Patriots owner Kraft the ‘Jewish Nobel’ prize

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