Trump Slams Nobel Committee After Peace Prize Awarded to Critic of Israel

Trump cited a list of accomplishments, claiming he settled eight wars, was close to resolving two others, and won a conflict in Venezuela that led to the capture of its dictator. He also highlighted his role in preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and securing the release of hundreds of international captives, including the final 28 Israeli hostages, both living and deceased.

His complaints followed the Nobel Committee's announcement on Friday that the Peace Prize would be awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay. Pillay, a former judge at the International Court of Justice, previously chaired a United Nations commission that accused Israel of severe crimes during the conflict in Gaza. Israel's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the decision, calling the award an attempt to validate anti-Israeli sentiment.

Shortly after the prize was announced, the United States declared it would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the American sanctions and criticized Pillay's past work, while the prosecutor general in The Hague condemned the sanctions and vowed that the court's operations would continue.