# Netanyahu accuses Nobel Committee of losing ‘moral compass’ after Peace Prize award

https://mins.news/en/item/93673

- TASS, 2026-10-09 18:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2200019

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Nobel Committee of losing its “moral compass” after it awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African lawyer and human rights activist Navi Pillay. Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned the decision as a grotesque use of the award to legitimize anti-Israel hatred and prejudice.

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