Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the United States will be imposing sanctions on the U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, accusing her of anti-Semitism and support for terrorism.
“Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt [International Criminal Court] action against U.S. and Israeli officials, companies, and executives,” Rubio wrote in a statement on July 9 posted to social media platform X.
In response, the U.N. Human Rights Council urged the United States to promptly reverse the sanctions against Albanese….
US Sanctions UN Expert for Pushing ICC Case Against Israel
