Trump’s peace plan still has to fly

If Donald Trump had laid out a detailed plan for a two-state solution, complete with deadlines, he would have richly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. There is no Nobel Ceasefire Prize.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Sept. 29, 2025.

HALIFAX—As United States President Donald Trump basks in praise for bringing “peace” to the Middle East and as some call for him to receive the Nobel Prize for his diplomatic exertions, the celebrations are at best premature, and at worst empty. 

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