Following what many in Israel considered a snub by the Nobel Committee on Friday, after it awarded the Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, Israel Prize laureate Ronny Douek formally nominated U.S. President Donald J. Trump for the country’s highest civilian honor, hailing him as “a leader who, more than any other in our generation, has proven through his actions an unwavering commitment to Israel’s security and to peace in the Middle East.”

The Israel Prize—often called Israel’s equivalent of the Nobel and awarded annually on Independence Day—is the state’s most prestigious distinction. Because it is rarely granted to non-citizens, Douek filed his nomination letter on Friday to Education Minister Yoav Kisch, requesting an exemption so Trump can receive the

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