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Israel condemns Nobel Peace Prize award to UN Gaza investigation chair

Oct 10, 2026 04:49 AM CT Oslo, Norway nobel-prize,un-inquiry,diplomatic-reaction,gaza,legal-accountability

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Israel has issued a sharp diplomatic rebuke against the Nobel Committee for honoring Navanethem Pillay, chair of the UN commission of inquiry into the Gaza conflict. The Israeli government characterized the award as a political act supporting 'genocide investigators,' reflecting a broader strategy to delegitimize international legal and diplomatic mechanisms examining its military operations in the West Bank and Gaza.

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Some 74,000 people have been killed and 175,000 wounded in West Jerusalem’s airstrikes and ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave, according to the local authorities Israel is angry that the Nobel Peace Prize committee has honored Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay, who chaired a UN commis...

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Condemned the Nobel Committee's decision, labeling the recipient's work as biased and accusing the committee of political interference.

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