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Two Rhodes Scholars from Reichman University represent Israel at Oxford University By Tamara Mizroch Following a complex process that lasted several weeks, the Rhodes Scholarship selection committee has chosen two Israeli scholarship recipients for the year 2022: Eden Raviv from Tel Aviv and Haroon Avgana from Kfar Kama were announced as the winners of Oxford University's Rhodes Scholarship on Monday. The two will begin their studies at Oxford in October 2022. The Rhodes Scholarship for graduate studies at Oxford University is one of the most prestigious academic scholarships in the world, and Oxford, by all international indices, is ranked as one of the best universities in the world. The scholarship (named for Cecil Rhodes) has been around for over a hundred years, beginning in 1903, and is awarded to outstanding students from all over the world. Eden Raviv, originally from California, moved to Israel upon finishing high school and served as a lone soldier in the IDF. She received a BA in Government Diplomacy and Strategy, where she was first in her class throughout her degree and participated in the Argov Fellows Program in Leadership and Diplomacy at Reichman University. Eden was president of the debate society during her undergraduate degree and hopes to continue debating at Oxford and to pursue an MPhil in International Relations. "I look forward to meeting Scholars from around the world and learning from their unique perspectives". Last year's recipients in Israel were Eden Amare Yitbarek from Reichman University and Eli Zuzovsky from Harvard University. 24-year-old Eden Amare Yitbarek was born in Israel and raised in Ethiopia. She graduated from Reichman University with honors with a bachelor’s degree in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy. During her studies, she made the Dean’s List all three years of her studies, was granted the “Israel at Heart” scholarship, and was selected for the Argov Fellows Program for Leadership and Diplomacy. In 2018, she interned