Overview
- Francesca Albanese delivered her 24-page report to the UN General Assembly by video from Cape Town, detailing what she calls a collective crime enabled by states and corporations.
- Her report alleges Israel committed genocide in Gaza and scrutinizes the roles of 63 states and 48 companies linked to arms, surveillance, trade and policies of displacement.
- She urged governments to suspend military, trade and diplomatic ties with Israel and called for a reinvigorated multilateral response to enforce accountability.
- Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon condemned the assessment and personally attacked Albanese during the UN session, drawing rebukes from other delegates.
- A U.S. court case brought by Christians and Jews United for Israel is proceeding after a ruling that she lacks immunity, with an attempted service of papers reported at a South African event.