Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that the United States will impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories in Geneva. The head of American diplomacy questioned her in particular for her "shameful efforts" to get the ICC to take action against American and Israeli officials.
Published : 10/07/2025
By:FRANCE 24
Francesca Albanese in the United States' sights. The head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, announced on Wednesday 9 July that Washington will impose sanctions on the UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories in Geneva.
Marco Rubio questioned on X the "illegitimate and shameful efforts (of Francesca Albanese) to incite the International Criminal Court (ICC) to take action against American and Israeli officials, companies and leaders".
In a statement, the secretary of state later denounced the UN expert's virulent criticism of the United States. According to him, she had recommended that the ICC issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the same source, the rapporteur took part in "biased and malicious activities", with Marco Rubio accusing her of "uninhibited anti-Semitism" and "support for terrorism".
She also allegedly wrote "threatening letters" to several American companies, making what Marco Rubio described as "unfounded accusations" and recommending legal action against these companies and their executives.
Denunciation of Israeli 'genocide' in Gaza
Francesca Albanese presented a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in July in which "the mechanisms of companies that support the Israeli colonial project of displacement and replacement of Palestinians" were studied.
In February, she also denounced a plan to occupy the Gaza Strip and displace its population, announced by Donald Trump, as "illegal" and "completely absurd".
The US president had said he wanted to take "control" of the war-torn Gaza Strip and repeated that its inhabitants could go and live in Jordan or Egypt, despite the opposition of these countries and the Palestinians themselves.
"It's illegal, immoral and irresponsible. It is completely irresponsible because it will aggravate the regional crisis," said the UN expert, who reiterated her accusations of Israeli "genocide" in Gaza.
Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, praised the US secretary of state's decision on X, denouncing the "relentless and partisan campaign against Israel and the United States" led by Francesca Albanese.
With AFP
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