Al Arabiya presenter: Trump won’t win Nobel Peace

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00:00So there we are, everyone sitting around for a dinner last night at the White House,

00:05and Netanyahu presents his Nobel Peace Prize nomination.

00:10Does Donald Trump stand a chance right now that he could be a Nobel Peace Prize winner?

00:16Well, in my view, and in a short answer, no, or not necessarily, but let me break it down.

00:22Now, the official criteria for gaining or being awarded this Nobel Prize is

00:30the person who shall have this prize should have done the most, and I quote for you, by the way,

00:37should have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations for the abolition or reduction of standing armies

00:44for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.

00:48Now, what that means in today's terms, it means that conflict resolution, negotiating peace settlements,

00:55it means also disarmament and anti-war, anti-nuclear initiatives, human rights advocacy, democracy, promotion as well,

01:06humanitarian aids in war zones like we see in Gaza, combating climate change,

01:12and we know President Trump's stance on that, promoting dialogue and reconciliation in divided societies.

01:20Now, also, there are preconditions for those.

01:24The recipient's efforts must promote peace in a non-violent way.