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UN Rapporteur Demands Prosecution of EU Leaders for War Crimes

5/13/2025

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UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has urged the prosecution of EU leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, for their complicity in Israeli war crimes. As violence escalates in Gaza and humanitarian conditions deteriorate, Albanese's bold stance has drawn harassment, underscoring the EU's troubling silence on Israel's actions.

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UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has urged the prosecution of EU leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, for their complicity in Israeli war crimes. As violence escalates in Gaza and humanitarian conditions deteriorate, Albanese's bold stance has drawn harassment, underscoring the EU's troubling silence on Israel's actions.