This year’s winner has a long history of blaming Israel for the world’s problems.
Focus. Divert. Shield. That’s the signature play of Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the Hamas ally who has received this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
The South African jurist pioneered the strategy eagerly adopted by so-called human rights defenders: Focus on Israel’s war on Hamas to the point of obsession and libelously depict it as a genocide. Divert attention from other, far graver human rights emergencies back onto Israel. Shield from criticism and condemnation the repressive and brutal regimes that carry out those abuses.
Pillay’s record is a testament to this approach. During her tenure as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 ...
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