The administration of Donald Trump announced on Wednesday sanctions against the United Nations Rapporteur in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, accusing it of having carried out a “political and economic war war campaign” against the United States and Israel that “will no longer be tolerated.”
The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, explained through his profile in the social network X that the measures against Albanese take place “for their illegitimate and shameful efforts to promote the action of the International Criminal Court (TPI) against US officials, companies and executives.”
The head of American diplomacy has noted that Washington “will always support” its partners “in their right to legitimate defense” and have promised “to continue taking the necessary measures to respond to judicial persecution and protect our sovereignty and that of our allies.”
Albanese has been one of the international figures most critical with Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. In fact, she has been the objective of criticism by the Israeli authorities, who have branded her “anti -Semitic” and support the Palestinian militias.
Amnesty defends Albanese’s work
The general secretary of Amnesty International, Agnès Callalard, has reacted to the measure of Washington, showing “dismayed” and has defended that Albanese “works tirelessly to document and inform about the illegal occupation, apartheid and the genocide of Israel, based on international law.”
“We remember that special rapporteurs are independent experts. They are not appointed to please governments or be popular, but to fulfill their mandate,” he said through his profile on the social network X.
Finally, he said that “governments around the world and all actors who believe in the order based on norms and international law must do everything possible to mitigate and block the effect of sanctions against Albanese and, at general, to protect the work and independence of special rapporteurs.”
