On May16, 2007, AP to celebrate:
AP's Oded Balilty wins Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography
NEW YORK -- Associated Press photographer Oded Balilty has won The Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for his picture of a lone Jewish woman defying Israeli security forces in the West Bank. It’s the 49th Pulitzer for the world's oldest and largest news cooperative and the 30th awarded for AP photos.
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This photo also won first prize in The World Press Photo awards. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)