Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Critic of Israel, Navi Pillay
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Navi Pillay, a South African jurist known for accusing Israel of war crimes, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today in Oslo. Pillay previously served as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and a judge at the International Criminal Court. This year's prize is worth approximately $1.2 million. The announcement concludes the week of Nobel Prize awards, with other prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, and literature already announced.
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- Navi Pillay, who accused Israel of war crimes, received the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Pillay previously served as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- The Nobel Peace Prize is worth approximately $1.2 million.
- 287 candidates competed for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
- Donald Trump was also a nominee but did not publicly campaign.
- Other Nobel Prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, and literature were also awarded.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today in Oslo to Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and the fifth UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Pillay is well-known for her sharp criticism of Israel, which she has previously accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Her past roles include serving as president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and as a judge at the International Criminal Court. This year, 287 candidates competed for the prestigious award, with the full list to be sealed for the next 50 years. The prize money amounts to 12 million Swedish kronor, approximately $1.2 million. Last year, the award went to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. U.S. President Donald Trump, who was also nominated, did not exert significant public pressure to win this year, unlike the previous year. On Wednesday, he commented on his nomination, stating, "I don't know what the decision is going to be, they have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me." The announcement of the Peace Prize concludes this year's Nobel Prize announcements. The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hagman, and Georg Nagel for their research on switching nerve cells in the brain on and off. The Physics Prize went to Francis Louis Haleson for discovering a method to detect neutrinos in Antarctica, and the Chemistry Prize was awarded to Henri Boris Kagan and Kensu Sui. Yesterday, Canadian poet Anne Carson was announced as the winner of the Literature Prize, and the Nobel Prize in Economics winner will be announced on Monday.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today in Oslo to Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and the fifth UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Pillay is well-known for her sharp criticism of Israel, which she has previously accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Her past roles include serving as president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and as a judge at the International Criminal Court. This year, 287 candidates competed for the prestigious award, with the full list to be sealed for the next 50 years. The prize money amounts to 12 million Swedish kronor, approximately $1.2 million. Last year, the award went to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. U.S. President Donald Trump, who was also nominated, did not exert significant public pressure to win this year, unlike the previous year. On Wednesday, he commented on his nomination, stating, "I don't know what the decision is going to be, they have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me." The announcement of the Peace Prize concludes this year's Nobel Prize announcements. The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hagman, and Georg Nagel for their research on switching nerve cells in the brain on and off. The Physics Prize went to Francis Louis Haleson for discovering a method to detect neutrinos in Antarctica, and the Chemistry Prize was awarded to Henri Boris Kagan and Kensu Sui. Yesterday, Canadian poet Anne Carson was announced as the winner of the Literature Prize, and the Nobel Prize in Economics winner will be announced on Monday.
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