Israel Denounces Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize Win

Navanethem Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo. The 85-year-old is a former UN human rights chief and an International Court of Justice judge.

• 287 candidates were nominated; just over a quarter were organizations.
• 12 million Swedish kronor, about $1.2 million, goes to the winner.
• Pillay once represented Nelson Mandela and served eight years on Rwanda's tribunal.
• 2025 winner Machado gave Trump her medal after Maduro was ousted.

Why it matters: Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes framed the prize as a defense of international law. The committee said judges and legal institutions face political attack.

• The Nobel Committee says Machado's prize cannot be transferred or shared.
• Trump said Wednesday the committee tends not to pick people like him.

How 59 sources split on this story

Where they split: Most coverage treats Machado's medal gift as a brief aside, while The Epoch Times centers the story on Trump being passed over despite nominations from Azerbaijan and Pakistan.

What’s next: The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced Monday.

• How did Pillay react to the award? The committee had not reached her by announcement time.
• Will Machado or Trump respond to this year's selection?