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The Biden-era kid gloves are off.
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced nan United States is imposing sanctions connected Francesca Albanese, nan arguable United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur connected Palestinian rights.
"Albanese’s run of governmental and economical warfare against nan United States and Israel will nary longer beryllium tolerated," Rubio posted connected X. "We will ever guidelines by our partners successful their correct to self-defense."
In aggregate reports and nationalist comments since her 2022 appointment, Albanese has accused Israel of apartheid and dismissed Hamas unit arsenic "not surprising." According to her July 2025 report to nan UN Human Rights Council, Albanese claimed nan U.S. whitethorn beryllium ‘liable for nan world crime of aggression’ for President Trump's strikes connected 3 Iranian atomic sites.
Albanese has besides taken purpose astatine American-based companies supplying defense technologies to Israel, suggesting they should look ineligible consequences for "aiding and abetting" alleged crimes. In a now‑deleted 2022 post, she questioned whether "the Jewish lobby" controlled U.S. overseas policy, a remark she later retracted amid criticisms that it espoused antisemitism.
"The State Department is to beryllium congratulated for yet taking action against Albanese, her virulent and convulsive antisemitism and her changeless attacks connected nan United States, American businesses and nan very beingness of nan State of Israel," said Anne Bayefsky, President of Human Rights Voices, successful an exclusive connection to Fox News Digital.
"Albanese poses a nonstop threat to nan well-being and information of U.S. citizens - not to mention her utter disregard for nan theoretical purposes and principles of nan United Nations - and arsenic such, nan United States is not obligated to admit her. President Trump's Executive Order requiring action connected world actors bent connected throwing American and Israeli soldiers into International Criminal Court dungeons successful nan Hague needs moreover much enforcement," Bayefsky added.
UN EXPERT REPEATS ISRAEL 'GENOCIDE' CLAIMS AFTER US CALLS FOR HER REMOVAL
Special Rapporteur connected nan business of quality authorities successful nan occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, speaks during a property convention astatine nan European office of nan UN successful Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 11, 2024. (REUTERS/Pierre Albouy)
"Add Navi Pillay and her diabolical UN Commission of Inquiry. There is an reply for those who would incorrectly reason that nan U.S. is impotent successful nan look of nan U.S-UN big agreement: footwear nan UN retired of nan U.S. on pinch Albanese and her UN partners successful crime," nan connection concluded.
Israeli leaders quickly backed Rubio’s move. "A clear message. Time for nan UN to salary attention!" Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar posted successful response.
The UN Rapporteur connected nan Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, speaks during nan gala of nan Publico 2025 Awards, astatine CaixaForum Madrid, connected 25 June, 2025. (Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press via Getty Images)
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon besides weighed successful to the Jerusalem Post: "Albanese consistently undermines nan credibility of nan UN by promoting mendacious and vulnerable narratives… We will not stay silent."
Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, weighed successful pinch a connection to Fox News Digital, writing: "This is simply a bold and courageous move by Secretary Rubio. No UN charismatic — successful this case, a purported official, arsenic her reappointment was forbidden — has ever been sanctioned earlier successful history. Then again, nary UN charismatic has ever been condemned for Holocaust distortion and antisemitism by France, Germany, Canada, and some Democratic and Republican US administrations."
"She will ne'er again dispersed her poison connected American campuses aliases participate nan country. Justice is served. Good triumphs complete evil."
Fox News Digital reached retired to nan UN for remark connected nan sanctions against Albanese, but did not instantly person a response.
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The State Department referred Fox News Digital to Secretary Rubio's July 9 X station erstwhile asked for comment.
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