UN secretary-general won’t condemn official accused of antisemitism; US said to grant visa for visit

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is erstwhile again nether occurrence for not speaking retired against Francesca Albanese, nan arguable U.N. typical rapporteur connected nan occupied Palestinian territories, who has been condemned for being antisemitic.

Albanese is walking to nan U.S. to coming her latest report, "Genocide arsenic assemblage erasure," earlier nan Third Committee of nan U.N. General Assembly, which oversees social, humanitarian and taste issues. 

Albanese’s report, now wide circulated among personnel authorities representatives, shows "the masks are off," according to Anne Bayefsky, president of Human Rights Voices and head of nan Touro University Institute connected Human Rights and nan Holocaust.

"Albanese's target is nan demolition of nan Jewish state, period," Bayefsky said, claiming Albanese’s study is "a new, unhinged rant — translated, reproduced and dispersed crossed nan world by nan United Nations — utterly ignorant of location and belief history.

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Francesca Albanese, United Nations typical rapporteur connected nan authorities business successful nan Palestinian territories, astatine a property convention during a convention of nan U.N. Human Rights Council successful Geneva March 27, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

"[Albanese] claims nan Jewish group are colonists successful Israel and person been engaged successful a genocidal sidesplitting spree arsenic portion of ‘a century-long project.’ It would beryllium laughable, if her hate-mongering and incitement to unit were not truthful deadly."

Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to nan U.N., told Fox News Digital Albanese "failed successful her domiciled arsenic typical rapporteur for nan U.N. She has nary liking successful nan use of Israelis aliases mean Gazans but has alternatively shown to favour spreading hate. Time and again, she has succeeded successful continuing to peddle vulnerable antisemitic tropes and openly supporting nan Hamas terrorists occupying Gaza." 

He besides had a informing to U.S. colleges, saying Albanese’s "latest reports show really heavy her antisemitism runs," adding she "should not beryllium allowed adjacent immoderate acquisition institutions wherever she tin dispersed her vicious antisemitism nether nan emblem of nan U.N." 

On Oct. 17, Albanese retweeted a diatribe that accused nan Jewish authorities of "blood lust," calling it a "must-read for nan ages." 

Accompanying nan article was a animation featuring a personification successful a respirator and hazmat suit base nan Israeli emblem and an American emblem lapel pin pinch bloodied hands giving 2 thumbs up. Bayefsky said nan image is "classic antisemitism." 

In this image made from UNTV video, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during a U.N. Security Council gathering connected COVID-19 betterment Feb. 17, 2021, astatine U.N. office successful New York.  (AP)

Fox News Digital asked Farhan Haq, lawman spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, whether nan secretary-general could censure Albanese for her antisemitic commentary and whether Guterres believes Albanese is acting successful accordance pinch nan U.N. Code of Conduct. 

Haq said "on principle" Guterres does not "comment connected rapporteurs" and has nary authority to terminate Albanese aliases trim her salary. 

Asked astir her antisemitic remarks, Haq said nan U.N. Chief "is firmly opposed to antisemitism, from anyone."

Albanese’s critics opportunity she is not abiding by nan U.N. Code of Conduct for typical procedures instruction holders of nan Human Rights Councils, which states that "all quality authorities must beryllium treated successful a adjacent and adjacent manner," and that instruction holders must "uphold nan highest standards of … probity, impartiality, equity, honesty and bully faith."

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Anti-Israel protesters rally astatine Moore Square successful Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 5, 2024. (The Image Direct for Fox News Digital)

Pascal Sim, U.N. Human Rights Council spokesperson, was asked by Fox News Digital whether nan assembly mightiness censure Albanese for her behaviour and antisemitism aliases relieve her of her position. 

Sim said "the positions of nan Human Rights Council are expressed successful nan decisions, resolutions and statesmanlike statements its 47 personnel states adopt astatine nan extremity of each of its sessions." He further explained that "as of now, I person nary accusation astir what nan assembly whitethorn aliases whitethorn not do regarding immoderate typical procedures instruction holders beyond what was precocious decided astatine nan conscionable concluded 57th session."

Bayefsky said nan nonaccomplishment to reside Albanese’s behaviour is infuriating. 

"In 1 much scandal, U.N. Secretary-General Guterres is bending complete backwards to protect Albanese alternatively than her victims," Bayefsky said.

Bayefsky said "absolutely thing would forestall him from denouncing her antisemitic behavior, calling for her dismissal and submitting nan lawsuit of her flagrant usurpation of U.N. codes of behaviour to his ain U.N. agency of ineligible affairs for adjacent steps."

An anti-Israel motion astatine a protestation adjacent Tulane University successful New Orleans.  (Ryan Zamos)

Albanese did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for remark astir allegations of antisemitism. 

Albanese tweeted Oct. 24 that she was "disappointed" by "spurious, recycled allegations against me," and she claimed to beryllium "profoundly committed to quality authorities for each people." 

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Destroyed cars and individual effects are still scattered astir nan Supernova Music Festival site, wherever hundreds were killed and dozens taken by Hamas terrorists adjacent nan separator pinch Gaza Oct. 13, 2023, successful Kibbutz Re'im, Israel.  (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Hillel Neuer, executive head of United Nations Watch, replied to her connected X, claiming, "When we brought to nan U.N. victims from Iran, China, Russia, Syria, & North Korea, you ne'er said a connection for them."

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Asked whether Albanese’s antisemitic statements are a interest arsenic she prepares to circuit U.S. colleges, a State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital "the U.S. firmly concludes that [Albanese] is unfit for her domiciled aliases immoderate domiciled successful nan United Nations. Our committedness to upholding quality authorities for each is unwavering, and we will proceed to guidelines against antisemitism."  

The spokesperson besides described really U.S. Ambassador to nan U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Ambassador to nan U.N. Human Rights Council Michèle Taylor and U.S. Special Envoy connected Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt person precocious expressed "strong disapproval" of Albanese.

Statements posted connected X by some U.S. ambassadors condemned Albanese's antisemitism. Thomas-Greenfield wrote successful portion connected X that, "There is nary spot for antisemitism from U.N. affiliated officials tasked pinch quality rights," while nan U.S. Ambassador to nan U.N. Human Rights Council, Michèle Taylor, called nan U.N. official's words erstwhile comparing Israel's premier curate to Hitler as, "Reprehensible and antisemitic."

Fox News Digital besides asked whether nan State Department intended to artifact Albanese’s recreation aliases restrict her movements to nan contiguous vicinity astir nan U.N., an action it has antecedently taken pinch unfriendly overseas diplomats walking connected United Nations business. 

A State Department spokesperson said nan section could not remark fixed that "visa records are confidential nether U.S. law."

Francesca Albanese, nan U.N.'s typical rapporteur connected nan Palestinian territories, attends a forum successful Tunis, Tunisia, May 11, 2024. (Mohamed Mdalla/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Bayefsky condemned nan State Department’s refusal to limit Albanese’s travel, fixed that she "is successful nan business of promoting, spreading and inciting convulsive antisemitism. The State Department is expected to beryllium successful nan business of protecting Jewish Americans from nan inflammatory hatred of an world visitor. 

"The United States is surely nether nary obligation, arsenic nan U.N. big country, to facilitate her recreation extracurricular nan U.N. arsenic portion of her treacherous effort to scope American campuses. If nan State Department refuses to do its occupation and limit her visa accordingly, past they are aiding and abetting nan dispersed of antisemitism crossed America."

The Anti-Defamation League reported that Albanese’s assemblage circuit would see visits to Georgetown University, Barnard College and Princeton. She is besides reportedly owed to speak astatine John Jay College successful New York City during her U.S. visit.