Democrats praise Trump for Gaza peace deal, won’t say he deserves Nobel Prize

Phase one of the Israel-Gaza peace deal is underway

Hamas will release the final Israeli hostages that have been captive for two years

Israel will release 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. The step toward peace after two years of death, destruction and starvation is welcome news

here on Capitol Hill, where even President Trump's harshest critics are giving him credit

I applaud President Trump and the team and all for getting to this step

The release of the hostages is such good news. Obviously, we have to see how it progresses, but ending the war, hostage release, humanitarian aid

And then the next chapter, what's the future for the Palestinian people

so Palestinians and Israelis could live in peace for the long term

and not have repeated cycles of violence. I give President Trump credit for it, along with others who have played a part

It certainly was a team effort, and I hope, most important, that there will be bipartisan unity in support of everyone who is involved

in trying to achieve peace in the Middle East. What we need is bipartisan support for the peace process

which will be fraught with obstacles, make no mistake, We still have a long way to go before the suffering and bloodshed can be avoided in the future Republicans are taking their praises a step further saying President Trump should receive the Nobel Peace Prize Absolutely Now politics get in the way of it and so who knows if he will but if it was anybody else it wouldn even be questioned

If he can actually broker this deal, and you're still dealing with the terrorist organization

but if he can get the hostage out and get the remains returned, no one else could have done that in the world but the president. And the idea that he was able to do

but definitely deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. Should the president get the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on this

Oh, well, just disregard this one. Just look at the rest of the conflicts that he's solved just in the first eight months

So there's no doubt that he should get it. Do you believe that President Trump should receive some type of award

Of course, the Nobel Peace Prize has been suggested for his deal. I think the focus right now ought to be achieving a peace deal

because there are still a lot of potential obstacles on the way to it

Then we can decide what kinds of credit and awards and prizes might be appropriate

And right now I am on tender hooks because the exciting prospect of this peace deal is monumental

Nothing like it in recent history, potentially. and there are a lot of people who deserve credit for it if it happens. President Trump is among them

I'm Ray Bogan for Straight Outro News. For more unbiased reporting straight from our nation's

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