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U.N. Rapporteur Urges Medical Boycott of Israel

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Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a side event during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 26, 2024.

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U.N. special rapporteur Francesca Albanese made an unprecedented call for a medical boycott of Israel today, the latest in a string of bizarre pronouncements sheโ€™s made about the Jewish state this month and throughout her career.

That comment, and another she made on social media, appeared to be a call for retaliation against Israel and the United States for an Israel Defense Forces raid on a hospital in northern Gaza. In a statement, the IDF said that the facility was a โ€œterrorist stronghold.โ€

Jimmy Quinn

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Jimmy Quinn

Jimmy Quinn is the former national security correspondent for National Review.

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