Nobel Committee Elevates Architect of the Gaza Genocide Charge

The Nobel Committee awarded its peace prize to Navi Pillay, the former U.N. inquiry chair who continues to accuse Israel of genocide; Israel called the choice a weaponization of the award that legitimizes anti-Israel prejudice.

Also tracking: a Michigan Senate debate put defensive aid to Israel and alleged terrorism ties at the center of a battleground race, while 100 Jewish educators canceled an Italy program after being asked to sign a statement condemning Israel.

In the wire: a bipartisan security-grant expansion, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's refusal to engage pro-Hamas heckling at an Oct. 7 vigil, and Sen. Chris Murphy's pledge to use congressional funding power to end the Iran war.