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U.N. Commissioners Resign in Protest of U.S. Sanctions

7/15/2025

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Three commissioners from the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory have stepped down in protest of U.S. sanctions on pro-Hamas investigator Francesca Albanese. This move has sparked criticism, with U.N. Watch applauding the resignations as evidence of the commission's perceived bias against Israel, while other groups in the conflict remain overlooked.

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Three commissioners from the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory have stepped down in protest of U.S. sanctions on pro-Hamas investigator Francesca Albanese. This move has sparked criticism, with U.N. Watch applauding the resignations as evidence of the commission's perceived bias against Israel, while other groups in the conflict remain overlooked.