Greetings on this Monday, October the 13th, 2025. Welcome to Denison Forum's Daily Article

podcast, authored today by CEO Dr. Jim Denison. I'm Chris Elkins, narrator. Hamas released the last

20 living hostages from Gaza this morning as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel.

The hostage handover ignited celebrations across Israel with tens of thousands gathered in

Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. President Trump is in Israel where he met briefly with family members

of the hostages before meeting with the

Knesset in Jerusalem. As I write, I am watching the live coverage of Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu speaking to the Israeli parliament. He just announced that Mr. Trump would receive

the Israel Prize, their highest civilian honor. Mr. Trump will address the assembly shortly.

Then he is scheduled to fly to Egypt to take part in a formal signing ceremony. As the Economist

magazine headlines, this could be, quote, a new beginning for the Middle East. Crowds rallied

in Tel Aviv Saturday in response to the ceasefire shouting,

Thank you, Trump, thank you Trump.

Why then did Mr. Trump not win the Nobel Prize awarded last Friday?

Many are claiming that he should have.

The winner actually dedicated it in part to him.

Pundits are either lambasting the Nobel Committee or criticizing Mr. Trump's

purported ambition for the award, depending on their partisan views. But the fact is that deadline

for nominations was February the 1st, just weeks into the president's second term. The committee's

decision could not consider recent developments in the Middle

East, much less award Mr. Trump for them. If you're not surprised that a prize dedicated to

advancing peace would be the cause of such partisan conflict, your response points to my point today.

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