Netanyahu leads outcry over Navi Pillay being awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The article discusses Israeli officials’ outrage over the Nobel Foundation’s decision to award former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay the Nobel Peace Prize. pillay, 85, played a role in the U.N. Human Rights council’s inquiry into the conflict in Gaza, which concluded Israel committed genocide after the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks. The Nobel committee praised her efforts to promote peace and international law, describing her work as an inspiration for those seeking a more peaceful world.
Israeli officials are voicing outrage at the Nobel Foundation for honoring former U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay with its annual Nobel Peace Prize.
Pillay, 85, presided over the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, which ultimately found Israel guilty of committing genocide in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks. The Nobel committee selected the South African-born jurist for her work promoting peace and international law, calling her work a “source of hope and inspiration to all those who seek to bring about a more peaceful world.”
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