Oct. 9, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising President Donald Trump’s brokered peace deal between Israel and Hamas that will begin with a ceasefire, the release of hostages still held in captivity and prisoner exchange:
“President Donald Trump has done the seemingly impossible to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with the release of the remaining hostages and a prisoner exchange after two years of fighting that began on Oct. 7, 2023, when the peace was first broken. This is an historic accomplishment that, if it holds, could be the start of a new chapter of peace in the Middle East. There is nothing left to fight over, and it can all start in a new direction for the entire region, if all parties will it to be, acknowledge one another’s interests and especially Israel’s right to exist. Without that there could never be peace, but that begins with the hostages and the remains of those who were taken, who have a right to be returned to their home in Israel. From there, more steps will be taken towards what could be a new era but only if the good will that brought about this agreement and a stop to the killing can hold, with God’s grace. I believe President Trump will enforce this agreement on all parties, for he was the honest broker that made it possible, never neutral but singularly interested in stopping the killing. Peace is in every human and every country’s interest, and every person has the right to live in peace and to be left in peace.
“President Trump took a political risk that this might not work but his peace through strength is not just his work, it is the work of us all — today, he wrote, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ — and that is why he used every tool at his disposal to make this possible. He did it his way. Again, there is nothing left to fight over. Iran’s nuclear program is destroyed. Israel stands. And there are years of bitter war that can now all end, but only if the countries of the region establish diplomatic relations, adopt the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel — so that this all never happens again. Remember this moment and make it last. It is time to rebuild and forge a new path. Some of you will not know how to stop fighting but know that President Trump will enforce this agreement.”
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