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Herzog Blasts Nobel Peace Prize for Navanethem Pillay · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli President Isaac Herzog has sharply criticised the awarding of
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  Speaker 1: the Nobel Peace Prize to South African Judge Navaneth Mpile.
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  Speaker 1: Speaking on Monday while presenting the Presidential Medal of Honour
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  Speaker 1: to Israel Bonds, President Herzog stated the decision was an
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  Speaker 1: affront to any life-affirming, peace-loving people and a cynical decision.
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  Speaker 1: that celebrates moral erosion. He identified Pillay as a leading
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  Speaker 1: proponent of what he termed the genocide lie against Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also reacted strongly. His office stated
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  Speaker 1: that the Nobel Prize Committee had lost its moral compass,
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  Speaker 1: awarding its highest honour to a bigot who built her
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  Speaker 1: career around inventing and propagating blood libels against the only
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  Speaker 1: Jewish state. President Herzog also noted the heavy shadow of
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  Speaker 1: recent events in Israel's north, mentioning an explosion from a
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah device earlier in the day that killed one teenager
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  Speaker 1: and injured several others. He offered prayers for the recovery
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  Speaker 1: of those injured. The President's remarks came during an event
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  Speaker 1: honouring Israel bonds for its economic support, where he highlighted
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  Speaker 1: the organisation's successful fundraising efforts, particularly in the aftermath of
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