Posted on 07/10/2025 10:27:40 AM PDT by jerod
Albanese has long been critical of Israel's war in Gaza
The United States has imposed sanctions on the United Nations official who investigates human rights abuses in occupied Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the Trump administration to punish those who criticize Israel's war in the Gaza Strip.
Here's what you need to know.
Who is Francesca Albanese?
Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer and academic, is one of dozens of independent human rights experts mandated by the UN to report on specific themes and crises. Outside experts, such as Albanese, do not represent the United Nations as a whole but they report to the council as a means of monitoring countries' human rights records.
Their reports can step up pressure on countries, while their findings inform prosecutors at the International Criminal Court and other venues working on transnational justice cases.
What has she said about the war? Albanese has long been an outspoken critic of Israel's military campaign in Gaza. In a speech to the UN Human Rights Council last week, Albanese said Israel was "responsible for one of the cruelest genocides in modern history." In an interview with CBC's Front Burner podcast last November, she said it was her view that Israel's "ultimate goal is ethnic cleansing" in the enclave.
"Under the fog of war, this is what Israel does. It forces Palestinians out of their homes, out of their land. It destroys. It creates conditions that are unlivable, and it makes it impossible for the Palestinians to return," she said...
Albanese said Israel was “responsible for one of the cruelest genocides in modern history.” In an interview with CBC’s Front Burner podcast last November, she said it was her view that Israel’s “ultimate goal is ethnic cleansing” in the enclave. “Under the fog of war, this is what Israel does. It forces Palestinians out of their homes, out of their land. It destroys. It creates conditions that are unlivable, and it makes it impossible for the Palestinians to return,” she said.
I think it might be a bad idea to attack, invade, murder, rape, and slaughter children in a terrorist attack against Israel, if they are going to retaliate and protect themselves. She sounds just like the people who did UNRWA.....
Albanese is a trash bag, but where she screwed up is moving from attacking Israel, to attacking US businesses. Her recent reports is recommending not only sanctions and boycotts of US businesses, but referral to the international criminal court.
“The Special Rapporteur urges the International Criminal Court and national judiciaries to investigate and prosecute corporate executives and/or corporate entities for their part in the commission of international crimes and laundering of the proceeds from those crimes.”
She must have a great working relationship with Amal Clooney, both are anti-Semites. Clooney wrote the UN’s legal documents outlawing Netanyahu.
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