Francesca Albanese has a long history of anti-Israel hatred. In November, she stated that “the Jewish state” has no right to self-defense against Hamas. She also opposed French President Emmanuel Macron when he stated that the October 7 massacre was “the largest antisemitic massacre of our century.” Albanese responded in an X post: “The victims of 7/10 were not killed because of their Judaism but in response to Israel’s oppression.” She was then banned from Israel.
Now Albanese is being investigated by the UN for illegally accepting “funding from pro-Hamas groups to fund an estimated $20,000 trip to Australia and New Zealand, in which she lobbied a major pension fund to divest from Israel.” Such an accusation is consistent with the past statements of the virulently antisemitic Francesca Albanese.
October 7 continues to expose hardcore Hamas advocates.
More on this story. “UN opens investigation into allegations its Palestine monitor took funds from pro-Hamas lobby groups,” UN Watch, July 2, 2024:
GENEVA, July 2, 2024 — The United Nations has opened an investigation into allegations that Francesca Albanese, the controversial UN monitor tasked with investigating “Israel’s violations,” illegally accepted funding from pro-Hamas groups to fund an estimated $20,000 trip to Australia and New Zealand, in which she lobbied a major pension fund to divest from Israel.
The investigations division of the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services recently announced that it has opened a case into allegations of financial improprieties by Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur asked with monitoring “Israel’s violations” in the Palestinian territories.
A former lawyer with UNRWA who co-founded a global network to lobby against Israel, Albanese recently became the first UN human rights rapporteur in the history of the United Nations to be condemned by France and Germany for antisemitism….
Taffy says
Hmmm! The source of this bribe money is most likely the billions of dollars skimmed off the aid to Gaza by its leaders and/or the billions that the US gave to Iran in an unsuccessful attempt to appease them.
Keith O says
If she has nothing to hide then she and the UN should welcome the probe.
However, something tells me this sack of crap will dodge around and start screaming she is being victimized or some other BS.