Trump and Netanyahu angry after Pillay's Nobel award

The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Avanethem 'Navi' Pillay has outraged U.S.President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . Both leaders have made harsh criticism on social media.

Donald Trump has not spoken directly about the Pillay award, but he has shared a publication on the Truth Social network that strongly criticizes the decision, in which a user named Schoenlaw claims that the award should be for the president.

Trump has asked for the prize many times for himon the grounds that he has solved eight wars. He repeated last Wednesday that he deserved the prize, but questioned whether he would be awarded the prize: "They have a reputation for not giving it to people like me," he told the press during his White House tour appearance.

This Friday, following the final decision of the Norwegian Commission, thefirst reaction of the US government  has been to sanction the International Criminal Court, the body in which Pillay served as a judge between 2003 and 2008. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has explained that they refuse to prosecute "the military who defend their country, the border patrol agents who protect our nation and the elected leaders who guarantee our national security."

"He's lost his moral compass."

Israeli authorities allied to the US, and in particular Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu, have been one of the leaders investigated by the Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza. In 2024, thearrest warrantfor  Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was issued.

Like Trump, Netanyahu is not happy with the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Pillay, who, during his time at the UN, chaired the commission of inquiry that concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, so Israeli Prime Minister  hasstrongly criticized the Nobel Committee for "losing the moral compass." His office has posted a strong message on the X network that he has awarded the highest prize to a fanatic who invented and disseminated libelles blood against the only Jewish state. "

The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Pillay is a severe blow to Trump and Netanyahu because their long history of fighting war crimesclashes with the positions of both leaders on international justice and the war in Gaza.

When he heard the news, the judgeoffered the prize to all the survivors of war crimes and the defenders of international justice. He then joked about handing over the physical prize to Trump, referring to last year's winner, Maria Corina Machado, to the one he made . "Thank you, if you applaud a little more, you may share this award with Trump," Pillay said at a press conference in Germany.