Yaakov Achimair is the son of controversial Revisionist leader Aba Achimairs. He is the winner of the Sokolov Prize for 2005 and the Israel Prize for Communication for 2012.
He resigned from the chairmanship of the Peres Israel Media Committee after he decided not to award the Israel Awards. He says he is not changing his mind on the matter and that he will continue to work as a journalist. The writing process was easy and natural for him: "I'm not a writer, I'm a writer," he says.