Nobel Prize
This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Maria Corina Machado gives Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal
UN rights experts, influential women condemn Iran’s 'sham' trial of activist Zahra Tabari
María Corina Machado reveals she fled Venezuela with help from US government - report
Venezuela's Nobel laureate Machado says she aims for peaceful transition after Maduro
"Maduro will leave power, whether it is negotiated or not negotiated," Machado told a press conference in the Norwegian capital. "I am focused on an orderly and peaceful transition."
Bedouin high school in the Negev opens new campus
CEO, Ariel Weisel: “The campus was born out of the belief that real change in Bedouin society must come from within, from young people with vision and the ability to create a better reality.”
Trump’s vision turns the Middle East toward peace - opinion
How President Trump’s renewed diplomacy reshaped the Middle East and redefined peace for a new era.
Israel’s government signals it no longer values academic merit - opinion
Relative to its size, Israel ranks among the leading countries in Nobel achievements, and its position improved this year, when Joel Mokyr, an Israeli-American, was one of three economics laureates.
Israeli-American Prof. Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economics
Mokyr receives the prize for his development of a theory for sustained economic growth.
IDF 1973 Yom Kippur War veterans believe Trump should win Nobel Peace Prize, group announces
A group of IDF veterans praised US President Donald Trump’s “fighting spirit for peace,” expressing support for him to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Obama, Rabin, Arafat got Nobels without peace, Trump delivers and gets denied - comment
US President Donald Trump did not receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize despite being a catalyst for major shifts towards peace in the Middle East.
Venezuela's opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, dedicates to Trump
"I thank you so much, but I hope you understand this is a movement, this is an achievement of a whole society. I am just one person. I certainly do not deserve it," she told the Nobel Committee.
After Nobel goes to Machado, Trump nominated for Israel Prize
After María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize, Ronny Douek nominated Donald Trump for the Israel Prize, citing his support for Israel and Middle East peace efforts.
Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced, in a year overshadowed by Trump
Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize bid faces long odds, with the committee likely focusing on other peace efforts.
Hostage families call for Trump to receive Nobel Peace Prize over deal efforts
“We strongly urge you to award President Trump the Nobel Peace Prize because he has vowed he will not rest and will not stop until every last hostage is back home,” the families said in a letter.
