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| source = — [[Yitzhak Rabin|Rabin]], who was given the award in 1994, said on behalf of the Israeli people<ref>{{cite book|first=Yitzhak|last=Rabin|title=The Rabin Memoirs, Expanded Edition with Recent Speeches, New Photographs, and an Afterword|date=17 November 1996|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-20766-0|page=401|quote=Let me say to you, the Palestinians: We are destined to live together, on the same soil in the same land. We, the soldiers who have returned from battle stained with blood, we who have seen our relatives and friends killed before our eyes, we who have attended their funerals and cannot look into the eyes of parents and orphans, we who have come from a land where parents bury their children, we who have fought against you, the Palestinians – we say to you today in a loud and clear voice; Enough of blood and tears. Enough.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gb8sjKSTvFwC&q=We+say+to+you+today+in+a+loud+and+clear+voice%3A+Enough+of+blood+and+tears.+Enough.&pg=PA401}}</ref><ref name=DicusUPI1993>{{cite web |author=Dicus, Howard |year=1993 |title=1993 Year in Review: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Treaty |url=http://www.upi.com/Audio/Year_in_Review/Events-of-1993/Israeli-Palestinian-Peace-Treaty/12315348902747-2/ |publisher=United Press International |access-date=16 September 2012}}</ref> after the historical handshake with [[Yasser Arafat]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/20-years-on-rabins-right-hand-man-regrets-arguments-won-and-lost/|title=20 years on, Rabin's right-hand man regrets arguments won, and lost|newspaper=The Times of Israel|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref>
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The '''Nobel Peace Prize''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]] and {{lang-no|Nobels fredspris}}) is one of the five [[Nobel Prize]]s established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer [[Alfred Nobel]], along with the prizes in [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]], [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]], [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]], and [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]]. Since March 1901,<ref>{{cite web |date=1972 |title=The Nobel Peace Prize 1901 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1901/address.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102153041/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1901/address.html |archive-date=2 January 2007 |access-date=19 March 2016 |work=[[Nobel Foundation]]}}</ref> it has been awarded annually (with some exceptions) to people who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of [[peace congress]]es."<ref>"Nobel Peace Prize", ''The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth Century World History''</ref> ''The Oxford Dictionary of Contemporary History'' describes it as "'''the most prestigious prize in the world'''."<ref>{{Citation |last=Palmowski |first=Jan |title=Nobel Peace Prize |date=1 January 2008 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199295678.001.0001/acref-9780199295678-e-1700 |work=A Dictionary of Contemporary World History |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780199295678.001.0001 |isbn=978-0-19-929567-8 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329133109/https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199295678.001.0001/acref-9780199295678-e-1700 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In accordance with Alfred Nobel's will, the recipient is selected by the [[Norwegian Nobel Committee]], a five-member committee appointed by the [[Parliament of Norway]]. Since 2020 the prize is awarded in the [[University of Oslo Faculty of Law|Atrium]] of the [[University of Oslo]], where it was also awarded 1947–1989; the [[Abel Prize]] is also awarded in the building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uniforum.uio.no/nyheter/2020/09/nobels-fredspris-i-aulaen.html|title=I år skal Nobels fredspris utdeles på UiO - Uniforum|website=www.uniforum.uio.no|access-date=29 March 2024|archive-date=12 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212003308/https://www.uniforum.uio.no/nyheter/2020/09/nobels-fredspris-i-aulaen.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The prize was previously awarded in [[Oslo City Hall]] (1990–2019), the [[Norwegian Nobel Institute]] (1905–1946), and the [[Storting building|Parliament]] (1901–1904).
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