Israel Reacts Harshly to Nobel Peace Prize Award for Navi Pillay
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
South African Judge Navi Pillay, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has drawn sharp criticism from Israel's Foreign Ministry and its UN Ambassador. The Foreign Ministry's social media account called Pillay a purveyor of lies and hatred, comparing the Nobel Committee's decision to rewarding "the greatest lie of the 21st century." Ambassador Dani Dayan suggested historical figures would be disturbed by the award. Pillay previously headed a committee that issued critical reports on the occupation and the Gaza war.
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- Israel's Foreign Ministry harshly criticized Nobel laureate Navi Pillay on social media.
- The Foreign Ministry accused Pillay of spreading lies and hatred, comparing the award to rewarding "the greatest lie of the 21st century."
- Israel's UN Ambassador Dani Dayan stated historical figures would be disturbed by Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize win.
- Navi Pillay previously led a committee that wrote critical reports on the occupation and the Gaza war.
- Pillay is a South African judge who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Israel may continue to shun South African Judge Navi Pillay, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, but it will have to contend with the sharp reports she authored as head of a committee concerning the occupation and the war in Gaza. The announcement of Pillay's award apparently unsettled the social media account operator for Israel's Foreign Ministry. The ministry's account posted that if there were a prize for lies, hatred, and blood libels, Pillay would lead the race. It added that the Nobel Committee's reward for "the greatest lie of the 21st century" would surely make Joseph Goebbels applaud from hell. Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Dani Dayan, also invoked historical figures, stating that Menachem Begin, Henry Kissinger, and Martin Luther King Jr. would be turning in their graves over the decision.
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