On Wednesday night, President Donald J. Trump announced what no other modern leader has achieved. There is officially a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas that marks the end of the Gaza war.
After more than a week of direct pressure and high-stakes diplomacy, both parties have preliminarily accepted Trump's 20-point plan, a framework bold enough to stop the bloodshed and begin a new chapter for the Middle East.
Simply put, this is the greatest peace achievement in generations.
Trump wrote on Truth Social, "I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan... BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!"
With that post, President Trump has proved himself to be the most successful negotiator of global peace in modern history.
Under Phase One of the agreement, Hamas will return all 20 living hostages and the bodies of the estimated 28 deceased hostages within 72 hours. In return, Israeli troops will reposition to an agreed defensive line, opening a narrow corridor for humanitarian operations and prisoner transfers.
The deal also calls for Israel to release 2,000 prisoners, including 250 convicted terrorists serving life sentences. It's a deal that, if carried out to fruition, will change the entire political landscape of the Middle East.
This is a moment in global affairs that will be remembered as a true turning point in history. President Trump stands clearly at the center of that turning point.
The plan's remaining elements, including the disarmament of Hamas and the creation of a demilitarized Gaza, will follow in subsequent phases. Trump's message to the terror organization has been consistent for months: lay down your arms, live in peace, or leave Gaza entirely.
Critics on the left and in the foreign-policy establishment are already trying to downplay the achievement. They will say that the prisoner swap is too generous or that the ceasefire can't last.
They will say anything to avoid giving credit to the President of Peace. But these are the same voices that mocked the Abraham Accords, which opened unprecedented peace and trade between Israel and several Arab neighbors.
When Trump travels to Israel this weekend at Netanyahu's invitation, he will become the first U.S. president in modern history to address the Knesset in 20 years. In Jerusalem, he will stand as proof that American leadership is strong and that peace comes only through strength, not apology.
For decades, world leaders like Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and John Kerry, along with the establishment, have promised peace and delivered nothing. Trump has done the opposite.
It is the triumph of action over empty talk. When he said during his first term that he would deliver "peace through strength," many laughed. They aren't laughing now.
The Middle East has known only chaos for generations, but for the first time in years, there is a real possibility of lasting hope. And it came not from the globalists, but from a leader who believes in peace through strength and America First.
History will remember this week as the moment Donald J. Trump brought light to one of the darkest corners of the earth and proved once again that when he leads, the world moves.
This should mark a turning point not just in how history remembers, but in how we do foreign policy going forward. Trump is the President of Peace. There should be no shadow of doubt about that now.
As the President of Peace, he has given us a roadmap for how to attain and secure lasting peace in the future. The formula is simple: strength and leverage. Do not apologize for our global dominance; wield it for what is morally right.
And peace is morally right. After all, Jesus said and our President now quotes "Blessed are the peacemakers." (Matthew 5:9)
Why are the peacemakers blessed? Jesus goes on "...for they will be called sons of God." In other words, when we make peace, we reflect God's image.
We act as his image-bearers because God loves to bring peace. But, like President Trump, God knows that peace is often bought through sacrifice, conflict, and strength.
As we continue as a nation, we must remember this core truth: real peace comes by going through conflict, not avoiding it. Today, we are grateful for a real, lasting change that is possible because one man did what no one else had the strength to do.
There will be no Nobel Prize from the establishment. There will be no calls from the legacy media to praise the historic achievement.
But there will be something more. There will be peace. And there will be the knowledge that the omnipotent God has declared, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God."
