Over 100 artists back UN’s Albanese after resignation calls
More than 100 prominent musicians, actors and writers have signed an open letter in support of the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory, who faces international calls to step down.
In a letter from the group Artists for Palestine on Saturday, the signatories offered “full support to Francesca Albanese, a defender of human rights and, therefore, also of the Palestinian people’s right to exist”.
At last week’s Al Jazeera Forum, Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, said “we as humanity have a common enemy”, but a fake video that was later debunked had her accusing Israel of being the “common enemy”.
She later explained in a social media post that she was referencing “the system that has enabled the genocide in Palestine” as the “common enemy”.
Western states failing to prevent Gaza genocide, analyst says
Frank Barat, an author and film producer, discusses how Western governments have responded to allegations of genocide in Gaza. He highlights the targeting of Francesca Albanese, a UN special rapporteur, for exposing failures in international law enforcement.
They're not only failing to stop genocide, they're actively participating and supporting genocide.
