Netanyahu Tells Trump He’s Nominated for Israel Prize While Scoffing at ‘That Other Prize’

David Gilmour Oct 13th, 2025, 7:46 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday during his speech to the Knesset, celebrating the release of hostages held by Hamas, that he has nominated President Donald Trump for the Israel Prize – scoffing at the Nobel Peace Prize as “that other prize,” which he joked the president would be given in “time.”

The Nobel Peace Prize was given to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Friday. Although Machado dedicated her award to the president, many within MAGA and in Israel had hoped Trump would be given the award for his brokered deal between Hamas and Israel, ending the two-year war and securing the release of hostages h

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