US Sanctions UN Rights Expert Over Criticism of Israel\u2019s Gaza War
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The Trump administration has announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, in a move widely seen as retaliation for her strong criticism of Israel\u2019s military actions in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Albanese, an Italian human rights lawyer, has repeatedly called Israel\u2019s ongoing offensive in Gaza \u201cgenocide\u201d \u2014 an accusation Israel and the US reject. She has also urged governments to impose sanctions on Israel and supported international court cases against top Israeli leaders.<\/p>\n
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Albanese\u2019s \u201ccampaign of political and economic warfare\u201d against the US and Israel would not be tolerated. Albanese dismissed the sanctions as \u201cmafia style intimidation.\u201d The UN Human Rights Council\u2019s president expressed regret over Washington\u2019s decision, urging respect for independent UN investigators.<\/p>\n
Amnesty International called the sanctions \u201cunjustified\u201d and warned they undermine the UN\u2019s human rights work. Israel\u2019s retaliatory operations have killed over 57,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza\u2019s health ministry. Critics argue the US is using sanctions and immigration crackdowns to silence dissent against its close ally as the devastating conflict nears its second year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
US Sanctions UN Rights Expert Over Criticism of Israel\u2019s Gaza War ……………………. The Trump administration has announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, in a move widely seen as retaliation for her strong criticism of Israel\u2019s military actions in Gaza. Albanese, an Italian human rights …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islam"],"yoast_head":"\n