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2026 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Judge Who Accused Israel of Genocide
South African jurist Navi Pillay, who has previously accused Israel of committing atrocities in Gaza, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Pillay, a former president of the International Criminal Court and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, currently chairs an independent UN Commission of Inquiry examining human rights in the Palestinian territories.
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What happened
- 01South African jurist Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.
- 02Pillay chairs an independent UN Commission of Inquiry that accused Israel of committing atrocities in Gaza.
- 03The commission's 72-page report, published on September 16, 2025, cited extensive killings and aid blockades as evidence.
- 04Pillay stated that Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, incited atrocities with the intent to destroy the Palestinian people in Gaza.
- 05Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein rejected the findings, calling the commission members proxies of Hamas.
- 06Pillay previously served as the president of the International Criminal Court and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- 07The independent commission's report has no binding authority, and Israel did not cooperate with the inquiry.
In a report published on September 16, 2025, Pillay's commission concluded that Israel was responsible for a murderous campaign in Gaza. The 72-page document cited the scale of killings, blockades of humanitarian aid, declared expulsion, and the destruction of fertility clinics as evidence. Pillay stated that Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, acted in a manner that incited atrocities with the intent to destroy the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Israel did not cooperate with the inquiry and strongly rejected the findings. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein dismissed the commission's members as proxies of Hamas, asserting that the entire report was based on falsehoods. The commission operates independently, and its reports have no binding authority.
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