Lto war in Gaza Strip has also become a political case in Italy, and not only for the words spoken in Sanremo, complete with clashes outside the Rai headquarters in Naples in defense of Ghali’s appeal «against genocide». Israel has in fact denied a Francesca Albanese, 47 years old, since 2022 United Nations special rapporteur on the violation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, entry into the country. And she asked its removal to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Who is Francesca Albanese and what she wrote on
The reason would be a tweet published on X on February 10thin response to the French president’s statements Emmanuel Macron on the Hamas attacks defined as the “largest anti-Semitic massacre of our century”.
The UN rapporteur, the first Italian woman to hold this positionhad posted like this: «The largest anti-Semitic massacre of our century? No, Emmanuel Macron. The victims of 7/10 were not killed because of their Judaism, but in reaction to Israel’s oppression. France and the international community did nothing to prevent it. My tributes to the victims.”
Not an anti-Semitic massacre but a reaction to Israel’s oppression
The Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz called Albanese’s words “outrageous”..
Francesca Albanese. EPA/SALVATORE DI NOLFI
Originally from Ariano Irpino (Avellino), graduated in Law in Pisa with a master’s degree in human rights in London and a doctorate in Amsterdam, the official is a professor of international law at European and Arab universities.
“The time of Jewish silence is over,” the Tel Aviv minister said on X. «If the United Nations wants to return to being a relevant body, its leader Antonio Guterres must publicly disavow the anti-Semitic words of their ‘special correspondent’ Francesca Albanese and immediately remove her from her post. Preventing her from entering Israel will serve as a reminder of the atrocities committed by Hamas, including the ruthless attack on innocents.”
The condemnation of Hamas and attention to the victims of Gaza
Interviewed byAdnKronosthe UN official replied that Israel has been denying me from doing my job for two years as requested by the UN, by not facilitating my entry into the occupied Palestinian territories. And he has been doing this to all the special rapporteurs for 17 years, including 3 of my predecessors».
«October 7 does not justify the punishment of the Palestinian people»
Albanese added that he had condemned Hamas’ crimes against Israeli civilians from the first moment: «The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating oppression, but their grievances cannot justify Hamas’ atrocious attacks. And those heinous attacks cannot justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people».
«The rest is a way to divert attention from what is happening in Gaza, especially since October 7: around 30,000 deaths which are not newsworthy in the West (70% women and children), 10,000 still under the rubble, around 70,000 injured, 2 million displaced, daily and incessant massacres despite the precautionary measures imposed by the International Court of Justice which recognized the risk of genocide committed by Israel” .
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajanion Radio1, declared however that do not share Francesca Albanese’s words “because the Hamas attack was a military attack aimed at hunting Jews and which had inhuman consequences with violence and desecration of corpses.” “What Mrs. Albanese says is not correct and I understand Israel’s reaction,” she added. “When faced with a conflict we must be cautious.”
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