Independent watchdog group UN Watch on Tuesday released a scathing report on Francesca Albanese, the UN's special rapporteur for human rights in the Palestinian territories, on her history of anti-Semitism, record of support for terrorist organizations and possible financial improprieties. Announced.
Breitbart News obtained the full report, totaling nearly 60 pages, on Tuesday.
Albanese will reportedly travel to the United States this weekend to speak at several university campuses and hold a meeting at United Nations headquarters in New York. UN Watch called on US authorities to “ban Francesca Albanese from entering the United States due to her propagation of anti-Semitism that constitutes a national security threat and her support for Hamas terrorism.”
Albanese will officially start in 2022. held The position of “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967”. This position is a response to the UN Human Rights Council, which is dominated by dictatorial regimes and serial human rights violators, and focuses on condemning self-defense operations against Israel and the various jihadist terrorist organizations that regularly threaten Israel. There is.
Albanians have a long history of anti-Semitism, including declaring in 2014 that America was “conquered by the Jewish lobby,” but on October 7, the jihadist group Hamas invaded Israel, killing an estimated 1,200 people. Since her massacre of innocent people, her condemnation of Israel has increased significantly. , 2023. The terrorist siege involved widespread gang rape, the murder of children such as infants, the mass kidnapping of dozens of people, and the terrorists filmed themselves desecrating the bodies of their victims and uploaded the footage to the victims' social media. It was a characteristic to do so. profile.
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On the day of the massacre, Albanons declared that the massacre “must be put into context” and equated Israel's presence with the act of terrorism itself. Albanians also expressed sympathy for the “Palestinian families” said to have suffered in Hamas attacks.
Separately, Albanians in February condemned French President Emmanuel Macron for accurately describing the October 7 atrocity as “the greatest anti-Semitic massacre of this century.”
“No,” she answered. “The victims of July 10th were not killed because of their Judaism, but in response to Israeli oppression.”
UN Watch compiled these statements into 60 pages of evidence of anti-Semitism, support for terrorism, conflicts of interest and financial improprieties, and noted that they were not the only group to vocally condemn Albanians. In addition to sharing his condemnation of Israel, Ms. Albanese regularly spreads misinformation and anti-Israel and anti-American propaganda.
The report also revealed that, apart from his work within the United Nations, Albanese spearheaded a global pressure network to coerce countries into funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestinian Territories (UNRWA). He also pointed out that it seems to be contributing. UNRWA member states were celebrating and participating in the October 7 rally. attack Members of Congress have repeatedly condemned her advocacy of terrorism and heard testimony about her extensive history of anti-Israel and anti-Semitism.
“Francesca Albanese has routinely spread anti-Semitism and openly supported Hamas terrorism,” the UN Watch report said. “She became the first UN human rights rapporteur to be accused of anti-Semitism by the United States, France and Germany.”
But far from simply opposing Israel, the Albanians are vocal in their support for radical Islamic terrorism. For example, in November 2022, Albanese spoke at a conference officially sponsored by Hamas terrorists.
“You have the right to resist,” she told the terrorists.
“Albanians participated in the Hamas conference along with Ghazi Hamad, Hamas's former deputy foreign minister. Albanians participated in the Hamas conference,” UN Watch said in a report this week. Abd al-Latif al-Kanu, Hamas spokesperson. Ahmad al-Mudallar, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader. Khadr Habib, PIJ leader in Gaza. The same goes for Bassem Naim and Issam al-Dharis of Hamas. ” Hamas terrorists have openly expressed their “gratitude” to Albanians for their support to their cause, the group added.
Albanians explicitly defended terrorist violence on another occasion in the same year, with Italian media stating that “Israel says 'resistance equals terrorism,' but occupation requires violence and produces violence.” I told him. Palestinians have no other option than violence. ”
UN Watch falsely claimed that the Albanian had no conflict of interest in taking on the job of “special rapporteur,” omitted that her husband once worked for the Palestinian Authority, and, as part of her appearance, He pointed out that he is under investigation on suspicion of receiving inappropriate performance fees. Her work at the United Nations.
The United Nations has launched an investigation into reports that Albanese's bizarre trip to Australia in 2023 to defend Israel may have been sponsored by a radical anti-Israel group. Emails have surfaced suggesting Ms Albanese encouraged organizations to divert inappropriate speaking fees to her assistants, which may be a breach of professional duties.
Despite this record, Georgetown and Princeton are expected to host Albanese next week. UN Watch described the situation as an opportunity for Albanians to continue “inciting jihadist terrorism and anti-Semitism on campuses” in the United States, where Jewish students were attacked following the October 7 attack. It blames an increasingly hostile environment in the wake of radical left-wing pro-Hamas violence.
“If the United States does not want to prevent her from speaking at the United Nations on October 30, 2024, it should at least impose strict geographic restrictions on Albanians,” the group said. proposed.
UN Watch also called on UN member states to expel Albanians from their positions, noting that several member states have already condemned the role of Albanians.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield declared: “It is clear that she is not suitable for this or any position at the United Nations.” “There is no room for anti-Semitism among United Nations officials tasked with promoting human rights.”
