UN rapporteur says over 60 states complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza
UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese told the General Assembly that more than 60 countries are complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Presenting her report Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime from South Africa on 28 October, Albanese said those states have “fueled Israel’s genocidal machinery” by arming, funding, and shielding Tel Aviv as Gaza’s population is “bombed, starved, and erased.”
She identified the US as the core of Israel’s war economy, responsible for two-thirds of its arms imports and repeated Security Council vetoes protecting Tel Aviv from accountability.
Germany, Britain, and other European states were cited for continuing arms sales “even as evidence of genocide mounted.”
Albanese condemned the EU for sanctioning Russia while remaining Israel’s top trading partner, and criticized Arab states that normalized ties with Tel Aviv as Gaza burned. She singled out Egypt for maintaining energy cooperation and closing the Rafah crossing, Gaza’s last humanitarian lifeline.
Her remarks provoked an outburst from Israeli envoy Danny Danon, who called her a “wicked witch.” Albanese replied, “If the worst thing you can accuse me of is witchcraft, I’ll take it. But if I had the power to make spells, I would use it to stop your crimes once and for all.”
Related, Chris Sidoti, a member of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, stated that the commission has gathered sufficient evidence to confirm that Israeli occupation forces committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
He noted that the investigation team compiled over 16,000 pieces of evidence, including verified photos and videos, linked to witness testimonies in accordance with United Nations protocols.
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