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Israel’s Consul General in New York, Ofir Akunis, delivered blunt praise this week for President Donald Trump’s role in securing hostage releases and advancing a ceasefire, telling viewers on Newsmax that Israel “rejoices” and thanking both Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their efforts. That public gratitude from a top Israeli diplomat isn’t polite applause — it’s a statement from the front lines that a tough, results-oriented American presidency just delivered what diplomacy and weakness failed to achieve.
Akunis’s remarks amount to more than praise; they reflect a national sentiment in Israel that the heavy lifting on peace and the safe return of hostages was made possible because America stopped hedging and started negotiating from strength. When Israeli leaders and their representatives say a foreign leader has “already won” moral credit in the eyes of Israelis, Americans should listen — this isn’t celebrity worship, it’s gratitude for lives saved and terror weakened.
President Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace proposal and the pressure it placed on Hamas helped produce phased hostage releases and tactical Israeli withdrawals that move the region toward calmer ground, exactly the kind of concrete outcomes peace prizes were supposed to reward. Conservatives have argued for years that peace through strength — not sanctimonious virtue signaling — is what secures Americans and our allies, and this episode is a hard example of that policy working. The facts on the ceasefire architecture and the plan’s timeline speak for themselves.
Make no mistake: this is not a moment to let the legacy-media establishment rewrite results. When Prime Minister Netanyahu publicly nominated President Trump for the Nobel, it was proof that grateful allies value deeds over headlines, and it should shame those in Washington who prefer theatrical outrage to actual accomplishment. The American people deserve leaders who act, not leaders who posture.
Patriots know that security and peace come from clear priorities: protect citizens, pressure terrorists, and back friends who do the right thing. President Trump gave our allies a partner who negotiates from a position of power and gets results; that’s what real leadership looks like, and it’s why so many Israelis feel he has already earned their highest praise.
Hardworking Americans should take heart: our return to principled, decisive foreign policy is producing wins for freedom and for innocent families terrified by terror. Let the media and the Beltway skeptics carry on with their sniping — the men and women on the ground, and the diplomats who represent our closest friends, have already judged the outcome, and their verdict is clear.
