Nobel Peace Prize going to Pillay disturbed pro-Israeli circles

Anti-Defamation League (ADL), one of the leading Israel lobbies in the USA, made a statement after Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

"By awarding the Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, the Nobel Committee has rewarded her track record of legitimizing the demonization of Jews and Israelis and advocating anti-Zionism," the statement said. The expression was used.

In the statement, which claimed that Pillay's "genocide" accusations against Israel were "unproven", it was argued that Pillay was trying to spread anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism within the UN.

The statement said, "The Nobel Committee has given its most prestigious award to someone who has repeatedly supported antisemitic rhetoric. This is not peace. This is the normalization of hatred." The statement was included.

Reaction from Europe-based lobby group

The non-governmental organization UN Watch, which is known to be pro-Israel and monitors the activities of the UN, also condemned the award to Pillay.

UN Watch President Hillel Neuer said in a statement: "We are shocked that the Nobel Committee has honored Navi Pillay. His alarming record on antisemitism and his gross ethical violations while chairing a notorious UN commission completely disqualify him from being worthy of such a prize." shared his opinion.

They argued that the credibility of the Nobel Peace Prize was damaged

Ronald Steven Lauder, President of the New York-based World Jewish Congress, one of the biggest supporters of the establishment of Israel, said in his statement: "Navi Pillay is not a diplomat and certainly not an ambassador of peace. The decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the Peace Prize is a shocking insult to those who oppose anti-Semitism and defend Jewish life all over the world." he said.

The statement stated that Jewish communities were disturbed by Pillay's actions, and claimed that this decision damaged the credibility of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Jim Berk, President of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said in his statement, "The decision to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay is a worrying situation for the institutions tasked with protecting justice." he commented.

Avi Abraham Benlolo, President of the Canada-based Abraham Global Peace Initiative, also reacted to Pillay winning the award in his post on the social media platform of the US-based company X.

Arguing that the decision damaged the prestige of the award, Benlolo called on the Nobel Committee to review the decision.

WSJ also targeted Pillay

In the article titled "Nobel Prize for Hating Israel" written by the editorial board of the American Wall Street Journal newspaper, Pillay was accused of "distorting international law".

In the article, which claimed that Pillay's career was shaped by an anti-Israeli attitude, the Nobel Committee's award decision was reacted to.

The article also targeted the report of the UN commission, which Pillay chaired at the time, concluding that Israel committed genocide in Gaza in 2025, and claimed that the report did not provide evidence of genocide.

In the article, it was argued that the Nobel Committee damaged its own reputation by giving the award to Pillay.