Despite his accomplishments on the world stage, President Trump probably won’t be hearing from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee anytime soon. Here at home, however, his efforts toward calming the globe have been recognized through a $1 million award nomination by the Manes American Peace Prize.
Created by Dr. Harvey Manes, a prominent Long Island surgeon and philanthropist, the prize recognizes Americans for their dedication to peace. Coming of age during the Woodstock Era of peace and love, the Doctor has never given up on his generation’s dream of harmony and goodwill.
“No wars started during President Trump’s first term, and he made great strides toward world peace with the Abraham Accords and the elimination of the ISIS caliphate,” Dr. Manes said. “He’s taking bold action to end the war in Ukraine and keep the Hamas terrorists at bay. Though we expect great things in the area of world peace during the President’s second term, the foundation believes he’s worthy of a nomination right now.”
The Manes Peace Prize is the American counterpart to the Nobel Prize, which has been awarded by a Norwegian committee since 1901. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson received the Nobel Prize, as did Barack Obama, who was awarded less than nine months into his presidency.
“Granting the prize to President Obama so soon into his tenure without him having made any significant contributions toward peace was very controversial. It called into question the legitimacy of the Nobel Committee,” Dr. Manes said, pointing out that they also awarded Yassar Arafat, a renowned terrorist and enemy of Israel. “Our Peace Prize is based on proven accomplishments, not wishful thinking by the Norwegians.”
A critical Trump policy noted by the Manes Committee was the requirement that European countries pay their agreed-upon share into NATO. “To use President Trump’s word, they were ‘delinquent.’ More than $400 billion came into NATO after that, a single move that significantly contributed to world peace,” Dr. Manes said, adding that he agrees with Trump’s assertion that Russia would never have invaded Ukraine under his watch and the Hamas terrorists would not have attacked Israel. “Trump projects America’s strength onto the world stage, and other leaders respect that.”
The Manes Committee also highlighted Trump’s plan to protect the U.S. by recognizing the importance of Greenland in keeping Russia from getting the upper hand in the North Atlantic. It also lauded his wresting control of the Panama Canal from China. “The President holds true to the Monroe Doctrine from way back to the early 1800s, which says the United States will not put up with any antagonistic moves by foreign countries in the Western Hemisphere,” Manes said.
The Manes Committee noted how Trump’s engagement with North Korea President Kim Jong-un curbed the dictator’s missile launches and his brokering of a normalization agreement between Serbia and Kosovo stabilized relations in the Balkans. They also praised him for countering Houthi aggression in Yemen in response to attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. His Abraham Accords The Abraham Accords normalizing diplomatic and economic relations between Israel and several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.
The Manes Peace Prize has been awarded to numerous organizations over the years, including the Global Institute, Barat Foundation, Guardian Angels, Hope for the Future Ministries, Suffolk Crime Stoppers, and New York Against Gun Violence. Its sponsorship of gun buyback programs has taken hundreds of weapons off the street.
The Foundation was made possible by the success of Dr. Manes, a resident of Westhampton Beach and Plainview, as an orthopedic surgeon, attorney, and investor.