US Lifts Sanctions Against Francesca Albanese, UN Rapporteur on Palestinians
The Treasury Department reversed the penalty after a judge said it targeted Albanese’s speech, ending sanctions imposed in July over her Gaza reporting.
- On Wednesday, the US Treasury Department removed Francesca Albanese from its sanctions list following a temporary injunction issued by US District Judge Richard Leon.
- The Trump administration imposed sanctions after accusing Albanese of "biased and malicious activities" and "lawfare" for recommending International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
- District Judge Richard Leon found the administration violated the UN expert's free-speech rights, stating officials sought to regulate speech solely because of the "idea or message expressed."
- Albanese's husband and daughter sued the administration in February, prompting the injunction; she previously stated the sanctions were "calculated to weaken my mission" and thanked her family for "stepping up" in her defense.
- Washington has used sanctions to pressure advocates for Palestinians and progressive causes, while earlier this week, the administration sanctioned activists alleging they were trying to reach Gaza "in support of Hamas.
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With this decision, the financial restrictions against him are revoked and the ban that prevented him from entering United States territory is also revoked.
Treasury lifts sanctions on anti-Israel UN adviser after federal judge’s order
The U.S. Department of the Treasury lifted sanctions on Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur for the Palestinians, who has a long history of spreading Jew-hatred, following a federal court order temporarily blocking the measures.Treasury stated on Wednesday that it had removed Albanese from its sanctions list, a week after U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued a preliminary injunction against the sanctions.Leon, of the U.S. Di…
US Removes UN Gaza Rapporteur Francesca Albanese From Sanctions List
The United States has removed U.N. special rapporteur Francesca Albanese from its sanctions list, according to a May 20 notice posted by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. The notice said Albanese, listed as Francesca Paola Albanese, had been deleted from the Specially Designated Nationals list under an International Criminal Court-related sanctions program. The sanctions barred her from entering the United States and b…
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