Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits US President Donald Trump.Image: keystone
December 29, 2025, 10:15 p.mDecember 29, 2025, 10:20 p.m
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that US President Donald Trump will be awarded the Israel Prize. Netanyahu said at a joint press conference with Trump in Florida that Trump had “broken many conventions.” Then, to their surprise, people realized “maybe he was right after all.”
Therefore, Israel will also break a convention and award Trump with a prize that has never been awarded to a person without Israeli citizenship. Israeli Education Minister Joav Kisch announced this by telephone during lunch.
Trump should be awarded the prize for “his outstanding contributions” to Israel and the Jewish people. This is the “overwhelming feeling of Israelis across the spectrum.” The Israel Prize is the country’s highest honor. (sda/dpa)