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U.S. sanctions against U.N. expert Albanese mark an escalation in the international fallout over Israel's war in Gaza.
Barclays and BP are hardly strangers to criticism. But even those UK PLC heavyweights must have been taken aback when last week – along with the likes of Google, Amazon and educational institutions such as the the University of Edinburgh – they were accused by the United Nations of exploiting an “economy of genocide” by maintaining ties with Israel.
HuffPost first reported the planned move against Francesca Albanese that comes amid a Washington visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has criticized what she called the "obscene" decision by the United States to sanction her over her criticism of Israel's "genocide" in the Gaza Strip, saying the tactics reminded her of "mafia" intimidation techniques.