Newsweek Discovers 'Peace Prize' Can Go to Anyone, Even Trump
Newsweek enthusiastically reported on Donald Trump's 'surging chances' for a Nobel Peace Prize, citing a nomination for his 'efforts to improve diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab nations.' This, of course, refers to the Abraham Accords—deals that formalized existing Israeli relationships with Gulf monarchies while completely bypassing Palestinian rights or autonomy. Oddly, the article
doesn't mention the Nobel Peace Prize previously awarded to Menachem Begin and Yasser Arafat for actually signing a peace treaty , or Barack Obama's pre-emptive prize, which we're still waiting for him to grow into. One might forget that these 'peace deals' were largely facilitated by the United States under Trump's administration, bypassing any meaningful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. The 'surge' in odds feels less like genuine diplomatic achievement and more like a carefully orchestrated PR campaign. When does the 'peace prize' become the 'photo opportunity' prize? How many unaddressed human rights crises does one need to ignore to qualify as a peacemaker?