Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton (AP images)
In a rare moment of bipartisanship, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised President Donald Trump for his role in brokering a historic Gaza peace deal that aims to end the two-year war in the region.“I really commend President Trump and his administration,” Clinton said in an interview with CBS News 24/7 on Friday. She also lauded the 20-point peace plan that secured commitments from regional Arab leaders. “Let’s now support this process and bring it together, not just in a nonpartisan way in our own country, but literally internationally as a great global commitment to try to bring peace, security, stability and a better future to the Middle East,” she added. Clinton’s remarks came a day after Hamas agreed to Trump’s peace proposal in a breakthrough move that drew praise from both Gaza and Israel. The deal provides for the release of the remaining 48 Israeli hostages as early as Monday, alongside a staged withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza. Hamas is set to disarm and a transitional international body will govern the territory during the reconstruction phase, according to New York Post. The former Democratic presidential candidate, who had long advocated a two-state solution during her tenure under then President Barack Obama, urged the Trump administration to ensure that all parties honor the deal.Clinton also credited Trump’s diplomatic efforts, particularly his ability to bring Israel back to the negotiating table after the September peace talk clashes in Qatar as a key turning point.“That provided an opening for both President Trump and his representatives to marshal all of the regional powers, including, of course, Qatar, but also to make it clear to Israel, ‘No, this is now enough. We cannot continue this. This conflict needs to end,’” she said.Clinton’s commendation follows her earlier comment that she would nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he managed to end the Russia-Ukraine war without forcing Kyiv to cede territory to Moscow. “Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor, could really stand up to Putin, something we haven’t seen, but maybe this is the opportunity, if President Trump were the architect of that, I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize,” she had said on the Raging Moderates podcast.At the time, Trump reacted warmly to her statement, saying, “Well, uh, that was very nice… I may have to start liking her again.”Clinton is not alone among Democrats recognizing Trump’s recent diplomatic success. Jake Sullivan, former national security adviser under former President Joe Biden, admitted the deal “finally brings an end to what felt like an unending conflict.”Even former President Barack Obama congratulated the parties involved, though notably without naming Trump in his post on X. Meanwhile, Trump on Sunday departed for a visit to Israel and Egypt, calling it a “very special” trip marking “a historic moment for peace.”He is expected to attend a joint ceremony celebrating the ceasefire and hostage release and to co-chair the Gaza Peace Summit with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Go to Source
