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Cassandra

On Freepress there is an article on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Judge Pillay. It’s paywalled but the gist is that Pillay has long been anti Israel. She was the lawyer who devised the new definition of genocide.

As far as I can see it is tailored to fit Israel and nobody else.

Comparing Gaza to the Holocaust or the Armenian destruction is obscene.

The committee which awarded the prize to this anti-Semitic judge is the same one which wanted to strip Shimon Peres of his 1994 prize yet retain Yasser Arafat’s which kind of speaks for itself.
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October 13, 2026 8:01am
- mike
  
  She provided the definition in the UN convention?
  
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  October 13, 2026 8:09am
  - Cassandra
    
    That was 1948, a bit before her time. Born 1940?She’s the legal leader, hence the Nobel.
    
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    October 13, 2026 8:15am
- All_on_Red
  
  Hamas are pleased she won the Award
  ‘The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) considered the awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African human rights activist and judge Navi Pillay—in recognition of her career defending human rights and upholding international law, particularly in the Palestinian territories—to be a significant step toward international justice’
  https://www.saba.ye/en/news3806751.htm
  ‘A senior Hamas official, Bassem Naim, in a statement Friday called the Nobel for Pillay a message of hope for Palestinians, especially in Gaza, that “humanity still resists the forces of evil targeting international justice.”
  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-live-winner-of-the-2026-nobel-peace-prize-is
  
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  October 13, 2026 8:18am
- Notsofast
  
  She demanded Israel and the USA supply the iron dome technology to Hamas to level the playing field, about 2017, but missed the vast war crime enterprise built in the tunnels below Gaza, with the aid money intended to develop the region for self reliance, and failed to notice Egypt locked the gates to the “open air prison”.
  
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  October 13, 2026 8:28am
- Northshoredoc
  
  How is she anti-semitic?
  
  That terminology is thrown around so liberally these days it’s lost all meaning.
  
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  October 13, 2026 8:30am
Scott

President Trump issued a proclamation declaring October 12th as Christopher Columbus Day, not indigenous people’s day:

“More than five centuries ago, Christopher Columbus embarked westward across uncharted waters and discovered the New World — bringing with him the rich traditions of Western civilization and paving the way to the birth of the American Nation less than three centuries later. Today, we honor his life of valor, adventure, and ingenuity. We cherish his memory and pledge to safeguard his story.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/white-house-remembers-christopher-columbus-as-hero-trump/

This is something we need as well. To honour the pioneers that built this country of New Zealand, not Aotearoa. I grew up in Cook St. At my school we were divided into houses with names like “Endeavour” and “Resolution”.

It is good to honour the past rather than try to replace it. President Trump honours the great pioneers of the past and he is right to do so.
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October 13, 2026 8:01am
Cassandra

What’s going on in Gaza and the West Bank (obviously much less) is a tragedy. Easily resolved. Recognise Israel, disarm the terrorists and start living peacefully. Offered many times, rejected always.
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October 13, 2026 8:30am
I remember when

The NY Times have suggested that “Digger” is the year’s most divisive movie.
To become that it would need sufficient people to view it, which on present attendance numbers would be unlikely.
Apparently it’s satire.
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October 13, 2026 8:35am

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