Posts Tagged: Nobel Peace Prize
Syria Chemical Weapons Watchdog Pleads for Ceasefire
BBC - The head of the body tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons says fighting is preventing access to some sites through rebel-held...
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Chemical Weapons Watchdog
CNN - The Nobel Peace Prize has turned the global spotlight back on the conflict in Syria. The prize committee in Oslo, Norway, awarded it...
Guardian Poll: 75% Say Rouhani Deserves Nobel Peace Prize
With the Nobel Peace Prize set to be announced on Friday, readers of the UK's Guardian newspaper overwhelmingly support one dark horse candidate for the...
Russian Group Nominates Putin for Nobel Peace Prize
A Russian advocacy group with close ties to the country's government said Tuesday that it had nominated President Vladimir Putin for the Nobel Peace Prize,...
Hold Peres Accountable: Questions to Ask the President of Israel
The President of Israel, Shimon Peres, pushing 90, celebrates his longevity with a birthday bash this week that includes thousands of invited guests and hundreds...
Israeli Science, Iranian Sci-Fi
On Sunday afternoon I was able to hear Adam Riess speak. Adam is a member of our synagogue and is also the 2011 Nobel...
Rewarding Moments: Prizeworthy vs. Praiseworthy
Awards and prizes appear to be the ultimate credential, from the Oscar to the Grammy. But in complex matters—foreign policy, national security, terrorism—the...
Obama Awards Israeli Leader Peres with Medal of Freedom (VIDEO)
President Obama awarded Shimon Peres, the president of Israel, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday, noting the Israeli leader's commitment to achieving peace...
Zuckerberg and Peres Launch New Facebook Page for Peace (VIDEO)
On Sunday evening, President Obama announced in Washington that Israeli President Shimon Peres will be awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom later this year. Peres,...
Nobel Laureate Peres Issues Peace Offering to Iranian People
In an address marking the 63rd anniversary of the establishment of Israel's parliament, Israeli President and Nobel Peace laureate, Shimon Peres, made a peaceful overture...
Jackie Kennedy’s Perfection and her Labeling Martin Luther King a Phony
The irony of Jackie Kennedy, whose husband won few awards for marital fidelity, calling Martin Luther King, Jr. a phony because of FBI wiretaps showing...
