Tom Loozen

Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. At this stage, I am not even surprised anymore. Disgusted, but not surprised. Apparently, accuse Israel of the worst for decades and it will bring you glory. Before the tributes overwhelm the facts, a few reminders - documented over the years by @UNWatch: • Durban, 2009. Pillay championed the Durban Review Conference and criticized countries that boycotted it over concerns about antisemitism. She described opposition as a “highly organized campaign of disinformation.” • BDS, 2017–2020. She publicly supported the BDS movement, expressing hope that it would spread like the campaign against South African apartheid. In 2020, she signed an appeal entitled “Sanction Apartheid Israel!” calling for sanctions and an end to military cooperation. • Durban again, 2021. She accused Jews and Israel of having “ganged up together” to distort what happened at the 2001 conference. • The “Jewish lobby,” 2022. Her fellow commissioner Miloon Kothari invoked a “Jewish lobby” in discussing control of social media and questioned Israel’s UN membership. Pillay defended him, saying his comments “seem to have deliberately been taken out of context.” Even the Human Rights Council’s president rejected her defense, warning that the remarks stigmatized Jewish people. • Genocide, 2025. And then, of course, the commission she chaired concluded that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. Moral rot has taken hold of institutions we used to cherish. But if you think only Israel and Jews will pay the price, think again. The very institutions you claim to protect are being stripped of their credibility. And those who want to see them disappear have every reason to celebrate.