{
  "id": 13237101,
  "title": "Israeli PM calls Nobel winner Pillay a ‘bigot’ against Jews",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/israeli-pm-calls-nobel-winner-pillay-a-bigot-against-jews-13237101",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T21:28:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/10/10/israeli-pm-calls-nobel-winner-pillay-a-bigot-against-jews"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay as a \"bigot against Jews\" after she labeled Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide. Pillay, a South African jurist and human rights advocate, received the prestigious award for her efforts against war crimes and crimes against humanity. She had previously headed the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which concluded that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. Her office accused the Nobel Committee of losing its moral compass and awarded Pillay for inventing and spreading blood libels against Israel. Israel categorically rejected the genocide allegations. The Israeli foreign ministry claimed that the Nobel Committee's decision legitimized anti-Israel hatred and likened the prize to legitimizing \"the biggest lie of the 21st century.\" Pillay dedicated her award to the survivors of international crimes and spoke from the Nuremberg courtroom where World War II Nazi leaders were tried. The International Criminal Court had previously found reasonable grounds to believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was responsible for war crimes in the Gaza campaign, which followed the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. Netanyahu has consistently denied the ICC's allegations.",
  "summary": "Navi Pillay, a South African judge and human rights champion, won the prize in recognition of her work against war crimes and crimes against humanity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Israel Denounces the Decision to Award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/israel-denounces-the-decision-to-award-the-nobel-peace-prize-to-navi",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:40:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Hater of America and Israel’: Trump reshares post criticising Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/hater-of-america-and-israel-trump-reshares-post-criticising-nobel",
        "published": "2026-10-09T17:16:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Netanyahu slams Nobel Peace Prize for Navi Pillay: Lost its moral compass",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/netanyahu-slams-nobel-peace-prize-for-navi-pillay-lost-its-moral",
        "published": "2026-10-09T20:10:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Israeli PM calls Nobel winner Pillay a ‘bigot’ against Jews",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/israeli-pm-calls-nobel-winner-pillay-a-bigot-against-jews",
        "published": "2026-10-09T21:28:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}