Pillay discovered she won the prize while visiting the Nuremberg courthouse after the committee was unable to reach her by phone. In her first reactions, she defended her courage in reporting on Gaza and joked about sharing the honor with Donald Trump. The US President was again nominated for the prize by Pakistan for his role in a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, though Trump has not won the award despite public claims that he deserves it for ending 8 wars.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Israeli Foreign Ministry Denounces Navi Pillay Nobel Peace Prize Win
Geopolitics12 days ago
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, an 85 year old South African jurist, for her efforts to promote international law and the prosecution of genocide. The decision triggered a sharp backlash from Israel's Foreign Ministry, which called the award an attempt to legitimize "anti-Israel hatred" and branded Pillay's conclusion that Israel committed genocide in Gaza as the "biggest lie of the 21st century." Pillay has served as a judge on the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, and she previously headed a UN commission of inquiry into Palestinian territories.
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