US lawmakers demand UN reject reappointment of Francesca Albanese
- Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur, faces calls for her removal as several countries, including the Netherlands, oppose the renewal of her mandate due to her views on Palestine.
- UN Watch's spokesman Hillel Neuer urged the Human Rights Council not to renew Albanese's mandate, claiming she promotes anti-Semitism during a recent session in Geneva.
- 42 French MPs requested their government to reject Albanese's reappointment, stating it would send a negative message to victims and human rights defenders.
- US Congressman Brian Mast led demands for Albanese's non-renewal, accusing her of siding with Hamas in a letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Israel lobby fails to stop Albanese’s UN re-accreditation as Special Rapporteur for Palestine
Francesca Albanese.As Skwawkbox reported last month, Israel lobby groups were making a concerted push to try to prevent the re-accreditation of Francesca Albanese as United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in occupied Palestine when her three-year term concluded this week.Albanese has been applauded by opponents of genocide – and continually smeared and attacked by pro-Israel (and therefore friends of genocide) groups – for her forthr…
Why the UN Human Rights Council Keeps Failing on Israel
The UN Human Rights Council is expected to renew Francesca Albanese's controversial role as special rapporteur for Palestinian territories, despite her documented anti-Israel bias. Albanese has repeatedly defended Hamas, blamed Israel for terrorist attacks, used anti-Semitic rhetoric, compared Israel to Nazi Germany, and accused it of genocide. The post Why the UN Human Rights Council Keeps Failing on Israel appeared first on 19FortyFive.
US Calls for Firing of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Over Pro-Palestine Stance - Quds News Network
Washington (Quds News Network)- The U.S. Mission to the UN said on Wednesday that it had sent a letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, opposing the renewal of Francesca Albanese’s term as UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories. The letter accuses Albanese of “antisemitism” due to her pro-Palestine and anti-genocide stance. “We condemn her virulent antisemitism, which demonizes Israel and supports Hamas,” the US Miss…
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