UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Territories Suspected of Receiving Funds from Hamas Lobbyists

The UN has launched an investigation into the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, who is known for her anti-Israeli stance.

The investigation is set to look into allegations that Albanese’s recent trip to Australia and New Zealand was financed by a Hamas lobby group, during which she called on a local pension fund to boycott Israel.

The international official herself claims that the funds came from the UN budget, but the Hamas-linked organization previously said that the $20,000 funding was provided to it. The UN press service did not confirm Albanese’s version.

Albanese is known for her anti-Israel and anti-Semitic statements. She has said that the US is controlled by the Jewish lobby. She has consistently refused to condemn terrorist attacks against Israelis and supports the BDS movement, which advocates for a boycott of Israel. The US, France and Germany accuse her of anti-Semitism

The investigation was launched following a complaint from UN Watch, a pro-Israel organization based in Geneva. “Albanese uses her position at the UN to spread anti-Semitism and Hamas propaganda. Every day that she is at work, she casts a shadow on the UN,” Hillel Neuer, the organization’s watchdog, said.