Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw a dramatic, digitally-enhanced vote of confidence behind US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, just hours after the first phase of a historic Israel-Hamas peace deal was announced.
In a move that’s equal parts high-stakes diplomacy and social media spectacle, Netanyahu’s official X account posted a message urging the Norwegian committee to give Trump the coveted gold medal: “Give Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize – he deserves it!”
Accompanying the post was a gold medal emoji and a striking, AI-generated image that left little to the imagination: a triumphant President Trump is shown wearing the iconic gold Nobel medal around his neck, basking in a wave of applause with the flags of Israel and the US in the backd