Thomas Friedman: Trump’s Path to a Nobel Peace Prize?

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By Thomas L. Friedman

Produced by Derek Arthur

The Israel-Gaza war poses multiple challenges for President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration. But the former president has proposed a plan for peace in the region before. The question is: can he be convinced to pursue it again? In this episode, the columnist Thomas L. Friedman argues that Trump has an opportunity to make history.

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