# Israel a rare dissenter as praise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay

https://mins.news/en/item/93440

- France 24, 2026-10-09 15:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261009-israel-a-rare-dissenting-voice-as-praise-pours-in-for-nobel-peace-prize-winner-navi-pillay

> Human rights and international justice advocates welcomed South African jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize, while Israeli officials were angry. The 85-year-old earned wide praise for decades of work, including investigating crimes in Rwanda, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.

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