U.S. Sanctions Prompt Georgetown to Drop Scholar
Georgetown University has removed U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese from its list of affiliated scholars.
Albanese has been sanctioned by the United States and criticized internationally for remarks many called antisemitic and for statements accused of supporting terrorism.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions, saying Albanese “has directly engaged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute nationals of the United States or Israel, without the consent of those two countries.”
Germany responded to Albanese, stating, “To justify the horrific terror attacks of 7/10 (and) deny their antisemitic nature is appalling. Making such statements in a U.N. capacity is a disgrace and goes against everything the United Nations stands for.”
The case is part of a wider trend of American institutions distancing themselves from figures accused of moving from criticism of Israel into antisemitism or advocacy that appears to justify violence.
This story was reported by content partner Modern Newsstand LLC.
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