Herzog calls Nobel Peace Prize winner choice affront to peace-loving people at Medal of Honor award

During his own ceremony awarding the Presidential Medal of Honor to Israel Bonds, President Isaac Herzog denounced the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay as an affront to peace-loving people. Herzog stated that giving the Nobel Peace Prize to a prominent supporter of the genocide theory is a cynical decision that celebrates moral erosion.

Earlier in the day, Herzog marked a tragic bombing by Hezbollah that killed a teenager and injured dozens in northern Israel. He expressed his condolences for the injured and their families, and praised Israel Bonds for raising over $1 billion in the first month after the October 7 massacre and another $8.5 billion since. He highlighted that Israel has repaid that trust by never defaulting on its bonds and will continue to do so.