OTTAWA — Canadian observers are applauding the U.S. move to sanction a controversial UN rapporteur, while one Jewish affairs group is calling on Canada to completely divest itself from her.
Francesca Albanese, the UN’s Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur for West Bank and Gaza, was sanctioned by the U.S. State Department on Wednesday — with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling out her “illegitimate and shameful efforts” to convince the International Criminal Court to take action against American and Israeli officials, companies and executives.
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Support for Hamas and Hezbollah? I’m surprised they didn’t headline Canada Day festivities.
