Iran’s state-run PressTV on Wednesday heaped praise on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Palestinians. Albanese was hit with sanctions by the U.S. State Department on Wednesday for engaging in lawfare against Israel and the United States. The post Iran Celebrates U.N. Envoy for Palestinians After Rubio’s State Dept. Sanctions Her appeared first on Breitbart. Politics
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The State Department's decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful campaign to force her removal. Events
NGO Monitor Legal Advisor Anne Herzog claims Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese overstepped her mandate in her latest report against Israel and companies that operate within the country. Politics
Just days after the U.S. called for her removal from her position, U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accused Israel of carrying out "one of the cruelest genocides in modern history." Politics
Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned five nations that imposed sanctions on two controversial Israeli officials and called for a "reversal of the sanctions." Politics