Kushner, Berkowitz nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Israel-Arab deals

The two received the nomination for their work on Israel’s normalization deals with Arab states. An activist from Western Sahara was also nominated.
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Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations Avi Berkowitz, Special Assistant to the President Alexa Henning, Senior Adviser to President Donald Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner, and White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley walk out of the West Wing on May 08, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Jared Kushner and Avi Berkowitz, who worked on Israel’s normalization agreements with Arab states for former President Donald Trump, have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kushner served as a senior White House adviser and Berkowitz as Trump’s special representative for international negotiations. They left their positions when Joe Biden succeeded Trump as president on Jan. 20. Kushner is also Trump’s son-in-law.

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