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October 09, 2026Updated:02:55 PM IDT

Israel denounced on Friday the decision to award Navanethem "Navi" Pillay the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, accusing her of "relentless, politically motivated demonization of Israel" over her having chaired a UN commission of inquiry that concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.

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Haaretz, carrying Reuters copy, reports that Israel denounced the award of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay over her chairing of the UN commission that found Israel had committed genocide in Gaza. The page carries only the headline and one sentence of reporting. In that sentence Haaretz attributes Israel's accusation to Israel and states the commission's conclusion plainly. Nothing in it misleads.

What it gets right

“a UN commission of inquiry that concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza”
Haaretz states the commission's finding as what it concluded, with no 'alleged' or 'accused' attached. This matches the documented record of the UN Commission of Inquiry's September 2025 finding.
“accusing her of "relentless, politically motivated demonization of Israel"”
Israel's charge against Pillay sits inside quotation marks and is attributed to Israel. Haaretz does not adopt it in its own voice.

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