On 2026-10-09 the Nobel Committee named Navi Pillay as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Later that same day, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement on the social media platform X. The statement accused Pillay of bigotry and linked her to alleged misconduct by the ICC prosecutor. Both events occurred on the same date, 2026-10-09.
In the statement, Netanyahu’s office described Pillay as a "bigot against Jews." The office asserted that her career had been built on what it called "blood libels" against Israel. The office used the term to criticize her work.
The statement also drew a connection between Pillay and Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
The office further noted that Pillay had headed a United Nations commission that, according to the statement, had found Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. The UN commission’s findings do not speak for the entire world body.
The statement also drew a connection between Pillay and Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. It alleged that Pillay had supplied "lies" to support a case against Israel that Khan was pursuing. Khan himself faced accusations of sexual misconduct, which the statement linked to the alleged collaboration with Pillay.
Karim Khan was accused by his own ICC employees of raping and sexually molesting them. The statement noted the accusations against Khan and linked them to Pillay's alleged lies.
The statement concluded with a direct quotation from Netanyahu’s office: "Karim Khan, who was accused by his own ICC employees of raping and sexually molesting them, used Pillay's lies to build a fake case against Israel. Pillay supplied the lies. Khan weaponized them."