Netanyahu waited for the cameras to roll and then looked directly at Trump. “You are forging peace. In one country and in one region after another,” he said, standing beside the U.S. president. The Israeli prime minister spoke without hesitation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump Monday marks his third time at the White House since January. Unlike the previous two episodes, there’s no public events on the schedule – leaving the two leaders’ highly consequential Middle East discussion entirely private.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday night that he's nominating President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The honor was "well-deserved," Netanyahu told Trump. Trump has long called himself a master peacemaker and made clear his desire for the Nobel Prize.