Netanyahu says he nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. From there, it’s a secretive process

U S President Donald Trump has been nominated again for the Nobel Peace Prize Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Trump on Monday that he recommended him for the prestigious award handing the American leader the letter he stated he sent the Nobel committee Trump has been nominated several times by people within the U S as well as politicians abroad but that s only one small step in the secretive process Trump s previous nominations Trump s nominators have included a group of U S House Republicans and two Norwegian lawmakers The groups separately nominated him in for his work to ease nuclear tensions with North Korea One of the Norwegians nominated him again for the prize for his efforts in the Middle East as did a Swedish lawmaker Not all of the nominations have been valid The Norwegian Nobel Committee which selects the prize winners revealed in that someone using a stolen identity had nominated Trump at least twice Secretary of State Marco Rubio from left President Donald Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth obstructed CIA Director John Ratcliffe and U S Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee listen during a meeting with Israel s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House Monday July in Washington AP Photo Alex Brandon Nominations can be made by a select group of people and organizations including heads of state or politicians serving at a national level university professors directors of foreign initiative institutes past Nobel Prize recipients and members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee itself Secret process Once all nominations have come in the committee made up of five members appointed by the Norwegian parliament sifts through them and ensures they were made by an eligible nominator Related Articles At present in History July Thai cave rescue DOJ Epstein client list doesn t exist Gunman killed after firing at perimeter agents Boxing great Julio C sar Ch vez defends son arrested by US immigration agents What to know about a promising deal to keep TikTok running in US A person cannot nominate themselves according to the committee The nominations aren t informed by the committee and the Nobel statutes prohibit the judges from discussing their deliberations for years But those doing the nominating may choose to make their recommendations community Nominations must be submitted before Feb each year meaning any latest Netanyahu nomination would be for the prize The winners are informed every October with award ceremonies taking place on Dec the anniversary of Nobel s death The prizes in medicine physics chemistry literature and peace were established by the will of Alfred Nobel a wealthy Swedish industrialist and the inventor of dynamite An economics prize was later established by Sweden s central bank and is presented at the same time How to win the peace prize According to Nobel s wishes the peace prize should go to the person who shall have done the the greater part or the best work for fraternity between nations for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses The peace prize committee is the only one that regularly rewards achievements made in the previous year and the prize is the only one awarded in Oslo Norway For the science-related prizes scientists often have to wait decades to have their work recognized by the Nobel judges who want to make sure that any breakthrough stands the test of time in Stockholm Former U S President Barack Obama won the peace prize in barely nine months into his first term It was met with fierce criticism in the U S where plenty of argued Obama had not been in office long enough to have an impact worthy of the Nobel Former U S President Jimmy Carter won a Nobel Peace Prize in for work he did after leaving the White House