Israel Slams Nobel Committee Over Peace Prize Award to Navi Pillay
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon condemned the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay, calling it a disgrace and a dangerous precedent. UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated Pillay, praising her human rights advocacy. Pillay, who previously led a UN inquiry into actions in the Palestinian territories, has accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Her commission's report alleged a "reasonable basis" for genocide claims against Israel.
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- Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon criticized the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay.
- Danon accused Pillay of spreading lies and severe accusations against Israel for years.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated Pillay, praising her human rights work.
- Pillay chairs a UN commission investigating alleged human rights violations in Palestinian territories.
- Pillay has previously claimed Israel is committing 'genocide' in Gaza.
- A report by Pillay's commission found a 'reasonable basis' for genocide claims against Israel.
Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, sharply criticized the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, calling it a "dangerous slippery slope." Danon stated that leaders like Menachem Begin, Henry Kissinger, and Martin Luther King would be "turning in their graves" over the decision, accusing Pillay of spreading lies and severe accusations against Israel for years. He questioned what the next step would be, suggesting it might be awarding the prize to Hamas or Al-Qaeda terrorists, and called the decision a disgrace that debases the prize's values and legacy.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, however, extended warm congratulations to Pillay. He highlighted her work defending Nelson Mandela in South Africa, her role as an international judge in cases of international crimes including the Rwandan genocide, and her tenure as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Guterres praised her demonstrated belief that the rule of law must prevail over the rule of force and that human rights protection is the surest safeguard against injustice. He described the award as a tribute to all those working to uphold international law, the rule of law, and human rights for peace, justice, and human dignity.
Pillay, who previously served as president of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, currently chairs the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. She is known for her anti-Israel views and has claimed Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza. Last year, her commission published a report alleging a "reasonable basis" to believe Israel had committed acts that could constitute genocide in Gaza since the start of the war, including killing members of a group, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and imposing conditions calculated to bring about physical destruction. The report also noted her comparison of the situation to Rwanda, citing the dehumanization of victims.
In the report, Pillay also stated that Israeli leadership, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, acted in ways that incited and drove the atrocities in Gaza. The 72-page report detailed four of the five acts listed under international law as potentially constituting genocide.
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