Israel to Award Trump the Israel Prize—First Non-Citizen Awarded Country’s Highest Civilian Honor
Netanyahu said Trump will be awarded the prize ‘for his tremendous contributions to Israel and the Jewish people.’
President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
President Donald Trump will receive Israel’s highest civilian honor, the Israel Prize, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Dec. 29.
Trump will make history getting the prize, Netanyahu noted during a press conference with the U.S. president at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
