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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Tait in Washington

Trump dreams of ‘everlasting peace’ as acolytes drop heavy hints to Nobel committee

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Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Thursday. Photograph: ABACA/Shutterstock

So to peace in our time. And why not? The Nobel committee is meeting in Oslo to divvy up its annual gongs and Donald Trump, convening his cabinet – and the media – in the White House had a good story to tell.

After two years of death, destruction, starvation and captivity for Israeli hostages in Gaza, peace at last was at hand. Israel and Hamas were on the verge of a historic deal, brokered by the man in the Oval Office, who has made no secret of his desire to be known as the president of peace.

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