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U.S. Demands Dismissal of UN Envoy to Territories over Hamas-Linked Travel Funding

(Algemeiner) Corey Walker - The U.S. Department of Justice has called on the UN to remove Francesca Albanese from her role as special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, citing her repeated "defamatory" actions against Israel and alleged acceptance of thousands of dollars from pro-Hamas groups. Leo Terrell - head of the Task Force to Combat Antisemitism within the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division - sent a letter on Monday to Albanese, citing the UN official for spearheading "an alarming campaign of letters targeting institutions that support or invest in the state of Israel." The Justice Department repudiated Albanese for reportedly informing private organizations that they are "criminally liable" for assisting Israel in carrying out a so-called "genocide" in Gaza. "Your suggestion that these organizations may be criminally liable for aiding and abetting genocide or war crimes is not only legally groundless. Your actions are defamatory, dangerous, and a flagrant abuse of your office." Terrell said Albanese, "a special rapporteur who consistently minimizes or excuses terrorism when it targets Jews, forfeits all authority to speak on human rights." The letter also accused Albanese of "taking money from Hamas-linked groups." The UN launched a probe into Albanese last summer for allegedly accepting a trip to Australia funded by pro-Hamas organizations that cost over $20,000. "We call on the United Nations to immediately remove you from your role and restore the integrity of the special rapporteur mandate," Terrell wrote.
2025-05-22 00:00:00
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