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Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize. Gaza truce and Iran in the background

At dinner at the White House, the Israeli leader and the US President celebrate the success of the attacks on Iran. And Trump points to a ceasefire in Gaza within days. But in the background unknowns emerge.

8 July 2025

Gaza, nuovi attacchi mentre Netanyahu è a Washington per incontrare Trump

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At dinner at the White House, Benjamin Netanyahu brings Donald Trump a very special letter as a gift: the one with which he nominated the American President for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump and Netanyahu discussed burning issues fraught with unresolved unknowns, which could also generate tensions between the two allies: from a close cessation of fire in Gaza with Hamas, to the long-term future of the Palestinian strip of territory; from permanent agreements with a weakened Iran to a new normalisation of relations between Israel and the countries of the Persian Gulf region, expanding the Abrahamic Accords.

However, Trump and Netanyahu last night first of all claimed and celebrated the ongoing success of their partnership, starting with the military attacks on Iran and its nuclear programme, which Trump claimed once again to have 'annihilated'. Bibi spoke of a 'historic victory' that 'has already changed the face of the Middle East.

Perhaps the most symbolically salient moment of the meeting, the Israeli leader's third visit to Trump since the inauguration, not surprisingly came when Bibi, in order to further ingratiate himself with the US President, unveiled his proposal for a Nobel nomination in black and white. "He is forging peace, as we speak, in one country in the region after another". Again: 'I want to express the appreciation and admiration not only of all Israelis but of the Jewish people,' Netanyahu said. And handing him the copy of the Nobel letter, he added: "You deserve it".

Trump, who has always sought recognition, thanked: 'Coming from you, this gesture is very significant,' he said. And he was no less impressive in then resorting to hyperbole: he compared his decision to drop bombs on Iran's atomic sites to Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan in World War II. "Those ended a lot of fighting, these have stopped a lot of fighting," he said referring to the current ceasefire between Iran and Israel following Washington's military intervention alongside Jerusalem.

Trump and Netanyahu spoke to the media from the Blue Room of the White House, flanked by several aides. The Israeli PM will stay in Washington for the rest of the week for meetings also with the Pentagon and Republican leaders Congress. According to rumours, the two leaders are not particularly and always in sync, indeed they have even had disagreements, but today they are showing unity, at least on paper.

For Trump, an end to the Gaza war and the return of all hostages held by Hamas appears crucial. 'I think we are close to a deal on Gaza, it could happen this week. I think a deal with Hamas could happen this week,' he said, professing optimism. Trump's emissaries are working on the ceasefire with continued talks in Qatar.

Netanyahu a Washington, Trump: "Possibile intesa su Gaza in settimana"

Trump and Netanyahu also touched on the subject of horizons for Gaza. Here controversy reigns, with no real self-determination for the Palestinians and the prospect of their future statehood coming into play. Trumo avoided commenting on the prospects for a two-state solution. The Israeli PM spoke of 'the Palestinians' power to govern themselves but not to threaten us, which means that certain powers such as security will always remain in our hands'. Again: 'We will make a peace with our Palestinian neighbours who do not want to destroy us, a peace in which our security, the sovereign power of security, is always in our hands'. If anyone says that this is not a true state, he added, 'we do not care'.

More. Above all, Netanyahu seemed to describe as 'brilliant' the vision of Trump, who had in the past suggested, only to let it fade, the outflow of the Palestinian population and the transformation of the strip into a tourist resort. Bibi indicated that the residents of Gaza, now reduced to rubble by Israeli bombings that have claimed tens of thousands of lives, should be allowed to leave the territory. 'It's called free choice, if they want to stay, they can, but if they want to leave, they should be able to,' he said. The Israeli extreme right, part of Netanyahu's government, calls for the expulsion of the Palestinians and a biblical view of the country.

Even in the shorter term, there is no shortage of questions about the coherence of the two leaders' respective agendas. According to some observers quoted by the American press, Trump would aspire to the take-off of the cease-fire in Gaza together with some agreement to avoid further Israeli attacks on Tehran. Netanyahu, on the other hand, might be interested first and foremost in declaring victory without committing himself to any particular concessions.

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