A law professor nominated President Donald J. Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize following his role in securing the release of hostages from the Middle East.
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WhenIwrotetotheNorwegianNobelCommitteeonJan.29,2025, itwaswithurgency.Ididitjustdays afterPresidentDonaldJ.Trump’sinauguration andaheadoftheCommittee’sJanuary31deadline.
Somecalleditpremature,buttheyclearlymissedthefineprint.Mynominationwastiedtotheactualreleaseofthehostages. Iwantedtohonorhisunwaveringcommitmenttosecurethereleaseofhostagesfromoneofthemostcomplexandvolatileregionsintheworld.
FROMOCT7CAPTIVITYTOFREEDOM:PRESIDENTTRUMPSAVEDME—ANDIBELIEVEHECANFREETHEREMAININGHOSTAGES
IwrotetotheCommitteenotonlyasalawprofessor,oneofthecategorieseligibletonominate,butalsoasanAmerican-Israeliwhohaswitnessedfirsthandthedevastatingriseofantisemitismandthegrowingattacksonmyselfandmycommunity.
Againstthisbackdrop,thereturnofthehostages,mybrothersandsisters,is adeeplypersonalvictory.Theseinnocentindividualswereabducted fromtheirhomesandfamilies,heldi
