US imposes sanctions on ‘biased and malicious’ UN Palestinian rapporteur

Published July 9, 2025 3:08pm ET



Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the imposition of sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, for what he described as her repeated “biased and malicious activities” against Israel and the United States.

The criticism of Albanese, which includes accusations of antisemitism, from Washington has long been bipartisan, though the Trump administration took the step of imposing sanctions on her on Wednesday.

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