Trump Slams Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Navi Pillay for Hating Israel
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Former U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Nobel Committee's decision to award the 2026 Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, accusing her of hating Israel. Trump claimed his own actions, including ending eight wars and preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, made him more deserving of the prize. Pillay, a South African lawyer, was honored for her work promoting peace and international law, having previously headed a UN commission that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
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- Donald Trump criticized Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize award, calling her an Israel-hater.
- Trump claimed his own actions, including ending eight wars, deserved multiple Nobel Prizes.
- Pillay previously led a UN commission that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
- The Nobel Committee honored Pillay for promoting peace and international law.
- Trump cited his role in hostage releases and preventing Iran's nuclear program.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to human rights lawyer Navi Pillay, who previously headed a UN commission that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza. Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, stating, "I don't know anything about this woman, and neither does anyone else! To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever heard of her, except that she, very clearly, hates Israel."
Trump contrasted Pillay's award with his own accomplishments, claiming he ended eight wars and initiated peace processes in other conflicts, including Iran and Russia-Ukraine. He asserted that his actions, such as preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and securing the release of Israeli hostages, merited multiple Nobel Peace Prizes. He listed eight conflicts he claimed to have resolved: Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, Pakistan and India, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Israel and Hamas.
He also referenced an award he received last year from Corina Machado, who he said called him more deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize than anyone who had ever received it. Trump further claimed credit for removing Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela and preventing Iran from destroying Israel, the Middle East, and Europe.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday that Pillay would receive the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her "efforts to promote peace and international law." Pillay, a South African jurist, previously served as a judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague and led the UN commission that concluded Israel committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The committee cited her "commitment to universal legal principles and her moral compass" throughout her career, noting her early defense of Nelson Mandela and her current role in key international law cases.
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