hold out an olive branch

Yet Mandela felt compelled to hold out an olive branch, one that ultimately defined his legacy.

Trump, during his trip, at times appeared to hold out an olive branch to Pyongyang.

She’s hopeful Trump can once again hold out an olive branch like he did in his victory speech.

At one point on Friday, Putin appeared to hold out an olive branch to the West, making what appeared to be Russia's first explicit statement of support for rebels opposed to Assad in the fight against Islamic State.

The very next day he was scheduled to return to Washington to deliver his first major foreign policy address, in which he was to hold out an olive branch to the Soviet Union, which was undergoing change as a result of the recent death of Joseph Stalin.