Eyes on the prize: The presidents and the Nobel Peace Prize

Published July 18, 2025 4:57am ET



Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. At a White House meeting in which he presented Trump with the letter nominating him, Netanyahu said, “He’s forging peace as we speak in one country, in one region after the other. So I want to present to you the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize Committee. It’s nominating you for the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s well deserved, and you should get it.” In his letter to the committee, Netanyahu wrote, “President Trump has demonstrated steadfast and exceptional dedication to promoting peace, security and stability around the world.” 

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