Benjamin Netanyahu Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize

• 09.16.2020, 14:20
•  Near East

An Italian politician Paolo Grimoldi from the far-right Northern League party has submitted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the Nobel Peace Prize shortly after Israel signed a landmark agreement with Gulf neighbors Bahrain and the UAE, i24news reports.

"Among the many actions undertaken by Mr. Netanyahu, I will mention the three main ones which are very important for world peace: the peace agreement with the Emirates, the peace agreement with the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the development of 'a real in-depth dialogue with Saudi Arabia,'" Grimoldi reportedly said.

"All these efforts have led to the opening of Saudi airspace to Israeli planes. All these achievements were not conceivable a few months ago," he continued, adding "For that, Mr. Netanyahu deserves to be laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize."

Grimoldi also addressed urged other European lawmakers in Brussels to support Netanyahu's nomination for the Nobel Prize.

Earlier The Young Likud group wrote Israeli Nobel Prize winner Robert Israel Aumann on Monday, asking him to nominate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, due to his peace agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.