UN special rapporteur on Palestine reacts to latest sanctions imposed by the US government over her latest report denouncing Israel's 'economy of genocide'

Francesca Albanese, the U.N. expert on Palestinian rights, faces U.S. sanctions affecting her movements and engagements. Despite asset freezes, Albanese plans to continue her work, challenging Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

U.S. sanctions against U.N. expert Albanese mark an escalation in the international fallout over Israel's war in Gaza.

The United Nations has strongly criticized the US decision to impose sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

On July 9, 2025, the US State Department sanctioned Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories. As indicated in the DOS statement, “Albanese has spewed unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism, and open contempt for the United States, Israel, and the West.”

The rare move to target the high-profile United Nations representative comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues a multi-day visit to Washington.

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations' special rapporteur, has accused Israel of waging a "genocidal campaign" in Gaza.

United Nations staff rarely have to answer for their anti-Israel agenda, but the blue moon arrived Wednesday when the U.S. sanctioned U.N. Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

The government's silence on the case of Francesca Albanese, the Italian-born United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories who has been placed under US sanctions for alleged antisemitism in denouncing Israel's alleged "genocide" in Gaza,