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I give weight to the views of the victim's family:

In an interview with Israeli news outlet Ynet on Wednesday, however, Louk's father, Nissim, said he was happy the image had been selected. "This is one of the most important images of the last 50 years," he said. "These are the images that shape human memory. The Jew with raised hands. The paratroopers at the Western Wall. These are images that symbolize an era. This documentation of Shani and the video of Noa Argamani on the motorcycle are symbols of this period. I really think it has a purpose to inform the future." Source: https://www.msn.com/he-il/news/other/photo-of-israeli-being-taken-hostage-by-hamas-wins-renowned-award-drawing-criticism/ar-BB1kI0Nh

Neither the AP nor the organization giving the award could bring Shani back to life. The photo means that, in death, she has helped to expose the evil of Hamas.

Thank you for those comments from her father. Just on reading the headline I figured that it was a good photo to be selected. Not that the photo is all that good - but it sure tells a story. Or at least the beginning of a story that is still being told.