Trump Slams Nobel Peace Prize Winner Navi Pillay for 'Hating Israel'

Former U.S. President Donald Trump fiercely attacked the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Judge Navi Pillay, who led a UN commission that determined Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Trump asserted that he himself deserved multiple Nobel Peace Prizes, claiming he had ended eight wars and saved more lives than any other person in history. He stated that Pillay is unknown except for her anti-Israel stance, saying, "I don't know anything about this woman, and neither does anyone else. As far as I know, nobody has ever heard of her, except that she, very clearly, hates Israel."

Trump, writing on his Truth Social platform, argued that he should have received eight Nobel Peace Prizes, not just one, citing his role in ending conflicts and preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. He also criticized the UN, claiming it did not assist him in resolving any of the wars he mentioned. He further expressed his belief that he was on the path to ending or winning the wars in Iran and between Russia and Ukraine.

He directed his anger at Norway and the prize committee, calling the decision "shameful and embarrassing" and a "stain that will never be forgotten." Trump declared that the Nobel Peace Prize has "forever lost its credibility" due to "a handful of radical ideologues who are against democracy and are enemies of civilization."

Pillay, an 85-year-old South African jurist, previously served as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and as a judge at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Her commission's finding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and accusing Israeli officials of responsibility drew sharp criticism from Israel's Foreign Ministry, which called it a "distorted and horrific exploitation of the prize to legitimize hatred and prejudice against Israel."