Philippe Sands Receives German Book Trade Peace Prize at Frankfurter Buchmesse

The writer and jurist Philippe Sands has been awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels), presented during the Frankfurter Buchmesse. In his acceptance speech, Sands criticized the German government over its Israel policy. At the same time, he suggested reconciliation through a gesture. The award ceremony took place at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where the prize is traditionally conferred. Sands, known as both an author and a legal scholar, used his thank-you address to voice political criticism while also signaling a conciliatory note. The Friedenspreis is one of Germany's most prominent literary honors and is awarded annually at the Frankfurter Buchmesse.