Israel-US talks: ‘Trump forging peace as we communicate,’ says Netanyahu; US President for Nobel Peace Prize

US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu at White House (AP picture)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Monday (native time) that he has nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, noting his efforts in “forging peace in one region after another”.“I need to current to you, Mr President, the letter I despatched to the Nobel Prize Committee. It’s nominating you for the Peace Prize, which is effectively deserved, and it is best to get it,” Netanyahu stated as Trump hosted him for talks on the White House.Trump has obtained a number of Nobel Peace Prize nominations from supporters and lawmakers through the years. He has brazenly expressed frustration about not receiving the celebrated award.He has criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee for overlooking his position in mediating tensions between India and Pakistan, as effectively as Serbia and Kosovo.He has additionally sought credit score for serving to keep peace between Egypt and Ethiopia, and for brokering the Abraham Accords agreements geared toward normalizing relations between Israel and a number of other Arab nations.Trump campaigned as a “peacemaker,” promising to make use of his negotiating expertise to shortly finish wars in Ukraine and Gaza. However, each conflicts continues to rage even after 5 months of his presidency.