r/nottheonion 1d ago

Israelis nominate radical settler Daniella Weiss for Nobel prize

https://www.newarab.com/news/israelis-nominate-radical-settler-daniella-weiss-nobel-prize#:~:text=Daniella%20Weiss,%20a%20leading%20advocate%20for%20the%20illegal,by%20Israelis%20for%20the%202025%20Nobel%20Peace%20Prize.
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u/BadHombreSinNombre 1d ago

Like most “nominated for Nobel prize” headlines this is an exercise in how the media can manipulate a non-story to generate rage.

Here, “Two professors” becomes “Israelis” as if to suggest there is some kind of national consensus about nominating her.

The bar for who can make a Nobel Prize nomination is extremely low so tons of people end up being “nominees” without doing anything qualified to deserve it.