NYT Discovers Trump's Nobel Ambition, Ignores the 'Peace'
The New York Times breathlessly reports on Donald Trump's desire for a Nobel Peace Prize for his Abraham Accords. What the 'paper of record' conveniently glosses over is that these 'peace deals' involved Arab nations normalizing relations with Israel, specifically bypassing any resolution to the Palestinian issue. The accords significantly increased Israeli settlement expansion, solidifying
occupation while enriching Trump's allies. (Remember the $2.5 billion F-35 sale to the UAE that came with it? Peace, indeed!) Previous Nobel laureates have included Menachem Begin and Yasser Arafat for actual, if flawed, peace negotiations. What exactly did Trump 'pacify' beyond his own ego? One might wonder if the Times believes ignoring decades of human rights abuses and solidifying regional
power imbalances somehow qualifies as 'peace.' Perhaps the next step is a Nobel for 'innovative conflict management' for those who manage to keep inconvenient truths out of print. After all, if you don't report on the suffering, did it even happen?