User talk:Ranbar
Lionel Hampton - Isreal's Statehood Award[edit]
Below is the source I had used indicating he had received such an award, but I am not familiar with the Hebrew term for it.
http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/hampton-lionel
Hampton was publicly supportive of Israel and toured the area several times throughout his career, so it is certainly a plausible achievement. (Mind meal (talk) 05:53, 9 July 2009 (UTC))