US sanctions UN official over political ‘warfare’ against Israel
OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, JUL 09 – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned Francesca Albanese for urging the International Criminal Court to investigate US and Israeli officials amid accusations of genocide in Gaza.
- The United States is sanctioning Francesca Albanese for her claims about Israel's actions in Gaza, announced by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on social media.
- Rubio accused Albanese of promoting antisemitism and of supporting terrorism regarding her criticisms of U.S. policies.
- Albanese released a report alleging that companies profited from what she termed Israel's illegal actions and called for accountability.
- The sanctions will freeze Albanese's assets in the U.S. and may prevent her and her family from entering the country, as confirmed by a State Department spokesperson.
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It is one of the most well-known criticisms of Israel's crimes in the Gaza Strip, and it has its own report on companies supporting the Israeli army.
Mark Rubio, Secretary of State, linked these sanctions to her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC).
U.S. Punishes UN Expert for Exposing Israeli Genocide in Gaza - teleSUR English
The United States has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, in a move widely condemned as retaliation for her condemnation of Israeli war crimes in Gaza and her cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC). The decision has sparked outrage across the Global South, where it is seen as a blatant attempt to suppress independent voices calling for justice. RELATED: Lula…
Washington has sanctioned UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who accuses the US government of bias towards Israel and anti-Semitic statements.
US sanctions Francesca Albanese, the UN expert critical of Israel's war in Gaza
Francesca Albanese has called on states at the UN Human Rights Council to impose an arms embargo and cut off trade and financial ties with Israel, while accusing the US ally of waging a "genocidal campaign" in Gaza, which it denies.
The United States has imposed sanctions on the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, for her efforts to have the International Criminal Court take action against American and Israeli officials, companies and their executives, and for human rights violations in Gaza, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced.
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