Knesset speaker, US counterpart launch joint initiative to nominate Trump for future Nobel Peace Prize

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announce a joint initiative to mobilize their counterparts worldwide to nominate US President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.

The initiative is announced following Ohana’s meeting with Johnson in Washington, and ahead of tomorrow’s Nobel Prize ceremony, when the Peace Prize will be awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

The announcement in October that Machado had been selected to win the award disappointed some who had hoped Trump would be the top candidate due to his efforts to end the war in Gaza.

Ohana and Johnson, in a joint statement, argue that Trump deserves to be nominated for next year’s peace prize, as “throughout his years of public service, President Trump has carried the banner for peace, has been steadfast in his commitment to promoting dialogue, fostering dialogue, and has set an example of leadership on the international stage.”

In addition to his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza, the pair cite the Abraham Accords and US-brokered ceasefires, pacts, and agreements between India and Pakistan, Thailand and Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, Azerbaijan and Armenia, Serbia and Kosovo, and Egypt and Ethiopia as accomplishments that prove Trump’s eligibility for the award.

“In accordance with the founding principles of the Nobel Peace Prize, we are united in our beliefs that nobody has advanced peace in 2025 more than President Trump,” the statement says, adding that “few, if any, have done more throughout history to advance the cause of peace” than Trump has.”