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Amir Ohana, Mike Johnson Nominate Trump for Nobel Prize
House Speaker Johnson and Knesset Speaker Ohana came together in Washington to sign Nobel Peace Prize nomination for President Trump. The first ever international nomination will continue gaining support until the January deadline.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced in Washington on Tuesday that they are jointly leading an international parliamentary initiative to nominate President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The move was unveiled during a meeting at the US Capitol, where the two emphasized what they described as Trump’s unprecedented contributions to global peace.
“Ohana said at the meeting that “there is not a single person in the world who has done more than President Trump for peace across the globe in the past year, and no one more deserving of recognition for the efforts and the achievements.”
The formal recommendation letter, drafted for submission to the Nobel Committee, claims that for the first time in modern history, parliamentary leaders from around the world have united behind a single nominee. It describes Trump as a “remarkable leader whose pursuit of peace has changed the world,” and highlights what it calls a consistent commitment to diplomacy and conflict resolution during his terms as the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
The letter lists multiple diplomatic developments attributed to Trump, including the 20-point Gaza peace plan, the Abraham Accords, a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, reconciliation between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, an agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, economic normalization between Serbia and Kosovo, and efforts to reduce tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia.
According to the text, Trump’s record demonstrates “exceptional statecraft and rare courage,” arguing that no other individual has advanced the cause of peace in 2025 to a comparable degree. His diplomatic achievements, it says, represent “a tremendous step toward achieving peace in our time,” meriting the Nobel Committee’s highest recognition.
Also present at the meeting was House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. The three discussed shared challenges facing the United States and Israel and ways to deepen cooperation between their legislatures.
At the end of the meeting, Johnson and Ohana jointly signed the recommendation letter to the Nobel Committee. The initiative, first announced publicly by Ohana during Trump’s address to a special session of the Knesset, will now be circulated among parliamentary leaders worldwide ahead of the January 31, 2026 nomination deadline.