Japanese recipient of this yr’s prize says these serving to in Gaza ought to have been honoured.
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots motion working to remove nuclear weapons.
It’s made up of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings.
The group’s chief Toshiyuki Mimaki says he felt individuals serving to Palestinians in Gaza deserved to win as a substitute.
So, what’s behind the Nobel Committee’s resolution?
Presenter: Tom McRae
Visitors:
Asmund Aukrust – Member of Parliament for Norway’s Labour Get together
Lex Takkenberg – Senior adviser with the non-profit Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Growth
Henrik Urdal – Director of the Peace Analysis Institute in Oslo
