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Friday, July 26, 2024
US envoy says Albanese ‘not fit’ for position as UN expert after post comparing Netanyahu to Hitler
US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield says Francesca Albanese is “not fit for this or any other position at the UN,” in the closest Washington has come to calling for the ouster of the United Nations special rapporteur on the rights situation in the Palestinian territories.
Yesterday, Albanese endorsed a post on X that featured a picture of Adolf Hitler being celebrated by a crowd with Nazi salutes and cheers above a shot of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being greeted by US congressmen this week.
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“There is no place for antisemitism from UN-affiliated officials tasked with promoting human rights. While the United States has never supported Francesca Albanese’s mandate, it is clear she is not fit for this or any position at the UN,” Thomas-Greenfield writes in a post on X.
Albanese is an independent expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in 2022 but does not speak on behalf of the UN.
Last night, Israel slammed the UN rights expert for “antisemitism,” calling her “beyond redemption.”
“It is inconceivable that Albanese is still allowed to use the UN as a shield to spread anti-Semitism,” it said.
