Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize following Israel-UAE deal

A right-wing Norwegian politician made the nomination, but Trump is not necessarily likely to win it.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Sep 9, 2020
US President Donald Trump addresses supporters during a campaign rally at Smith-Reynolds Regional Airport in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on September 8, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump addresses supporters during a campaign rally at Smith-Reynolds Regional Airport in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Sept. 8, 2020. — MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

A right-wing Norwegian lawmaker nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for helping broker the recent agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Christian Tybring-Gjedde, of the right-wing Progress Party, nominated Trump for the 2021 prize, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. Any member of parliament in a national legislature can nominate someone for the award.

Israel and the UAE agreed on Aug. 13 to establish full diplomatic relations. Ties between the two countries had been warming for years, as had Israel’s relations with other Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia.

The United States brokered the deal. Israeli and Emirati delegations will visit the White House next week to formally sign an agreement on normalizing ties.

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