Navi Pillay - Israel: Foreign Ministry condemns Nobel Peace Prize awarding "Goebbels is certainly applauding from hell"
The Israeli Foreign Ministry accuses the Nobel Committee of rewarding a lie by awarding Pillay.
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- The Israeli Foreign Ministry sharply criticizes the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay.
- Pillay, a former UN human rights commissioner, was honored for her work on human rights after previously accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip.
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Why It Matters
Navi Pillay led a UN commission of inquiry that accused Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip. She has now been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her commitment to human rights.
Among other things, Pillay headed an independent commission of inquiry set up by the UN that accused Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip last year. With its decision in favor of Pillay, the Nobel Committee had "rewarded the biggest lie of the 21st century," said the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
The Nobel Committee announced on Friday that the 85-year-old Pillay would be honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on human rights and against war crimes. The former judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and former UN human rights commissioner made a significant contribution "to ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted," said the head of the Nobel Committee, Jörgen Watne Frydnes. The UN, the EU and the federal government welcomed the decision.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk said the award was an "affirmation that human rights, the rule of law and justice, and accountability are fundamental to everything - to peace, security and prosperity."
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Pillay was a fighter "for the rule of law over the law of the strongest." She is “the defender of the persecuted, the vulnerable, the voiceless and the excluded.” The lawyer had “faced some of the darkest chapters in human history,” wrote the Commission President in online services. »In a world that needs justice more than ever, her courage and moral clarity are a valuable compass.«
Open Questions
- How does the Nobel Committee respond to Israeli criticism?
