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Nobel Laureate Navi Pillay Defends UN Report And Identifies Israel As Perpetrator Of Genocide
- •Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navanethem Navi Pillay defended a UN report on Gaza, stating that Israel has committed genocide and violated international law.
- •Pillay recalled her tenure as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, noting that she had previously raised concerns about rocket attacks from Gaza targeting residents in Sderot.
- •The commission she led condemned the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, investigated the killings, and called for the prosecution of Hamas leaders.
- •Pillay emphasized that all conflicts and human rights violations worldwide, including the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, deserve scrutiny.
Key Questions Answered
Navi Pillay defended the UN investigation into the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks and stated that Israel is the perpetrator of genocide and is violating international law in Gaza. She also noted that her commission promptly condemned the Hamas attacks and called for the prosecution of Hamas leaders.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Pillay the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to peace, international law, and her judicial rigor, integrity, and courage in ensuring war crimes and genocide can be prosecuted.
Israel strongly criticized the decision to award Navi Pillay the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, with the Foreign Ministry accusing the Nobel Committee of legitimizing anti-Israel hatred and promoting what it called a grotesque weaponization of the prize.
