US EditionNetanyahu says Trump to become first non-Israeli to receive Israel Prize
Netanyahu said Trump earned the Israel Prize for his significant support of Israel and the Jewish people, breaking an 80-year tradition by honoring a non-Israeli.
- During a Dec. 29 lunch at Mar-a-Lago resort, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel will award President Donald Trump the Israel Prize, the state's highest civilian honor.
- Netanyahu said the Israel Prize recognizes Trump `for his tremendous contributions to Israel and the Jewish people` and reflects widespread Israeli appreciation, while Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch informed Trump during a Dec. 29 lunch meeting.
- Trump lavished praise on Netanyahu, calling him a wartime prime minister and telling reporters, `We just won a big war together.`
- Questions about eligibility and motive arose as Bishara Bahbah asked `However, what will Bibi get in return is the key question`, highlighting concerns about precedent and political motives.
- Trump's stalled ceasefire plan, effective since 10 October, awaits Hamas disarmament while he signals interest in Gaza reconstruction, with the Sunrise Project estimating costs over $112b and the US covering 20 percent.
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Trump Becomes First Non-Israeli to Win Israeli Honor
President Trump will receive the Israel Prize, becoming the first non-Israeli to do so. “We decided to break a convention, or create a new one, and that is to award the Israel Prize, which in almost our 80 years we’ve never awarded to a non-Israeli, and we’re going to award it this year to President Trump,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “This was announced formally over lunch by our minister of education, who is responsible for…
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St. Louis Jewish LightIn a first, President Donald Trump to receive Israel Prize, the country’s top civilian honor
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that President Donald Trump will receive the Israel Prize in 2026, marking the first time the award will be bestowed to a foreign leader. Trump was informed he had won the prize during a meeting with Netanyahu at his Mar-a–Lago estate as the pair discussed plans to push the ceasefire in Gaza into its second phase, a process that has stalled in recent months. “For the first time in the…
Historic First: Donald Trump First Non-Israeli to Receive Israel Prize for Special Contribution to the Jewish People
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The latest honor for President Donald Trump not only required Israel to “break a convention,” but it proved him to be unquestionably the “Worst Hitler ever.” A common refrain from the hyperbolic left, including elected officials like twice-failed White House hopeful former Vice President Kamala Harris, has been to compare America’s chief executive to the WWII German dictator. Monday, the Trump Derangement Syndrome-driven slight was marked dead a…
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