‘Netanyahu did not commit genocide by himself’: UN expert
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, has warned against pinning all of the blame for what is happening in Gaza on the Israeli prime minister alone.
“The problem will not be resolved by scapegoating him, ignoring the rest,” Albanese wrote in a post on social media.
She stressed Israel’s policies of genocide, occupation and annexation, and apartheid all must be halted.
Now that the wind is changing and everyone starts to oppose the Gaza meat-grinding:
Netanyahu did not commit the genocide by himself. The problem will not be resolved by scapegoating him, ignoring the rest.
1. End genocide.
2. End occupation/annexation.
3. End apartheid.
— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) May 31, 2025
If countries won't do it, apparently regions can
Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region cuts ties with Israel
Michele de Pascale, the president of the region, has announced the decision to break off institutional relations with Israel, according to Italian media.
Emilia-Romagna has been running numerous cooperation projects with Israeli entities for years, the il Fatto Quotidiano reported.
According to the newspaper, de Pascale said Emilia-Romagna’s decision was taken “in the face of the very serious violence under way in the Gaza Strip, which continues to severely affect the civilian population, as demonstrated by the dramatic events of recent days in Rafah, and in consideration of the proceedings initiated by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity“.
Israeli, Palestinian activists meet pope in Vatican to promote peace
Prominent peace activists Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah have met Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City to promote peace as Israel’s war on Gaza rages.
“Peace takes shape from the ground up, beginning with places, communities and local institutions, and by listening to what they have to tell us,” said the pontiff, who called for peace in Gaza shortly after his election earlier this month.
Inon is an Israeli entrepreneur who lost his parents during the Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. He has since founded a peace coalition and tried to promote dialogue and understanding.
Abu Sarah is a Palestinian activist from occupied East Jerusalem, whose brother was killed in an Israeli prison after he was arrested during the first Intifada.
Today, His Holiness @Pontifex met 🇮🇱 and 🇵🇸 peace entrepreneurs @maozinon and @AzizAbuSarah for an official visit at the Vatican. This historic welcome for I&P peace leaders reaffirms Vatican support first expressed at Arena di Pace 2024, which helped shape G7 policy last year. pic.twitter.com/YGXNjqQeh5
— ALLMEP (@ALLMEP) May 31, 2025
