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Francesca Albanese Was Sanctioned Because She Supports Terror — Not Because She Criticizes Israel
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a side event during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Francecsa Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the “Occupied Palestinian Territories,” is not an international lawyer. She is, however, a biased terror justifier and supporter who denies Israel’s right to self defense. She continuously insists that the West hasn’t done enough to withdraw any kind of support or dealings with Israel, and spouts antisemitic rhetoric, while denying she is antisemitic.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last Wednesday that the United States would finally sanction Albanese for her threat to US interests.
The Western media, however, took that to mean she was sanctioned for her criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas — claiming it was a continuation of the “war” on pro-Palestinian advocates, and an attempt to silence those who “looking into alleged crimes committed by Israel as the war in Gaza continues,” as stated by CNN.
Headlines from the likes of the BBC, CNN, Associated Press (AP), Bloomberg, and beyond downplay who she really is and the real threat she poses.
Except she isn’t just a “critic of Israel’s Gaza offensive,” is she, @BBCNews?
Francesca Albanese is one of the most vehement Israel haters operating within the international system & has been criticized for antisemitism by multiple countries.
But BBC prefers to downplay that. pic.twitter.com/QolwYqrwqM
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) July 10, 2025
The source? A wire article from the AP by Farnoush Amiri titled “US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza.”
Amiri editorializes, claiming that the US aims to “punish critics” of Israel’s war in Gaza.
For over a year, the media have ignored the violent and antisemitic nature of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses in the US, and instead, painted these activists as peaceful demonstrators who advocate for equal rights for all people.
From Mahmoud Khalil to Mohsen Mahdawi, these are not just peaceful demonstrators exercising their right to freedom of speech and protest.
The @nytimes gave op-ed space to Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi so he could pose as a peace-seeking “human rights activist.”
Left out? Court docs say he boasted about his “love” of “killing Jews.”
Apparently, some human rights don’t count. pic.twitter.com/cx3HytriCu
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 4, 2025
In Albanese’s case, she has said numerous times that resistance is acceptable “by any means, including armed struggle,” including at a Hamas conference in Gaza to a room filled with Hamas senior officials.
That time she spoke at a Hamas conference and told the crowd they have the “right to resist” Israelhttps://t.co/1nGILmzU7Q
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) April 4, 2025
So no, AP, this is not a campaign to silence criticism of Israel. It is a campaign to combat terror supporters, antisemites and threats to US interests, including Israel. This isn’t a statement on politics, it’s a statement on media transparency.
The Times took things a step further, using Albanese’s past comments to make their point. Reporter George Grylls describes a 2024 interview in which Albanese was asked whether she believed Israel has the right to exist. Her answer? Avoidant.
As for the Telegraph’s take? Well, apparently the evidence she has presented herself over the years isn’t enough. She is merely “accused” of “bias,” and again, sanctioned “over Israel criticism.”
As the media continue to reel from this exceptional move, it’s important to remind the world who Francesca Albanese is and what the US sanction actually stands for, because the media certainly won’t. UN Watch’s Executive Director Hillel Neuer said it best:
You justified the October 7 massacre as it was happening. Now the United States has made you the first purported UN official in history to be sanctioned. You will never again spread your poison on American campuses or enter the country. Justice is served. Good triumphs over evil. https://t.co/gNVIPaizRh
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) July 9, 2025
The author is a contributor to HonestReporting, a Jerusalem-based media watchdog with a focus on antisemitism and anti-Israel bias — where a version of this article first appeared.
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Report: IDF Probes Whether Houthis Used Iranian Cluster Bomb-Bearing Missile
Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi addresses followers via a video link at the al-Shaab Mosque, formerly al-Saleh Mosque, in Sanaa, Yemen, Feb. 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
i24 News – The Israeli military said Saturday it launched a probe into the failure of its defenses to fully intercept a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi jihadists, parts of which struck not far from the Ben Gurion airport on Friday night.
According to the Ynet website, one of the hypotheses being examined is that the projectile contained cluster munitions, similar to those used by Iran to fire at Israeli cities during the 12-day war in June. Cluster munitions pose a challenge to interceptors as they disperse smaller explosives over a wide area.
In June, Iran fired several missiles carrying scattered small bombs with the aim of increasing civilian casualties.
The IDF said on Saturday that its initial review suggests the ballistic missile from Yemen likely fragmented in mid-air. Five interceptors from various systems engaged with the missile, including THAAD, Arrow, David Sling & Iron Dome.
Authorities said that shrapnel impacted a house in the central Israeli moshav of Ginaton, yet no one was hurt, with the fragment landing in the house’s backyard.
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Iran Forces Kill Six Militants, IRNA Reports, Israel Link Seen
The Iranian flag is seen flying over a street in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 3, 2023. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iranian security forces shot dead six militants in a clash in southeastern Iran on Saturday, a day after armed rebels killed five police officers in the restive region, the official news agency IRNA reported.
IRNA said evidence showed the group was linked to Israel and may have been trained by Israel‘s Mossad spy agency. There was no immediate Israeli reaction to the allegation.
Another two members of the militant group were arrested, the report said. All but one of the militants were foreign, it added, without giving their nationality.
Iranian police said this month they had arrested as many as 21,000 suspects during the 12-day war with Israel in June.
Iran’s southeast has been the scene of sporadic clashes between security forces and armed groups, including Sunni militants and separatists who say they are fighting for greater rights and autonomy.
Tehran says some of them have ties to foreign powers and are involved in cross-border smuggling and insurgency.
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Benny Gantz Urges Time-Limited National Unity Government to Further Chances of Hostage Deal
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz attends his party’s meeting at the Knesset, Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
i24 News – Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz on Saturday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition politicians to form a temporary national unity government to further the chances of bringing home the hostages held in Gaza.
Addressing Netanyahu, Yair Lapid and Avigdor Liberman, Gantz said that the proposed government’s two supreme priorities would be the release of Israeli hostages held by the jihadists of Hamas and instituting universal conscription in Israel by ending the exemption from military service enjoyed by the ultra-Orthodox.
Upon attainment of the goals, the government would dissolve and call an election.
“The government’s term will begin with a hostage deal that brings everyone home,” Gantz said in a video address. “Within weeks, we will formulate an enlistment outline that would see our ultra-Orthodox brethren drafted to the military and ease the burden on those already serving. Finally, we will announce an agreed-upon election date in the spring of 2026 and pass a law to dissolve the Knesset [Israeli parliament] accordingly. This is what’s right for Israel.”