Two former terrorists have won the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1946, Menachim Begin participated in the bombing of the British government offices at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Ninety-one people were...

Two former terrorists have won the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1946, Menachim Begin participated in the bombing of the British government offices at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Ninety-one people were killed. Later he became prime minister of Israel, and in 1978 he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to stabilize relations with Egypt. Yasser Arafat, president of the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization), publicly disavowed responsibility for any of the group’s attacks on Israeli civilians. In 1994, he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and foreign minister Shimon Peres for their “efforts to create peace in the Middle East.”