'Profiting from occupation': UN expert urges countries to cut trade, financial ties with Israel

Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories, has called on countries to impose a full arms embargo as well as cut off trade and financial ties with Israel, which she alleged is waging a “genocidal campaign” in Gaza. “Israel is responsible for one of the cruellest genocides in modern history,” Albanese said in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council. The UN expert was presenting her latest report, which named more than 60 companies she accuses of being involved in supporting Israeli illegal settlements and military actions in Gaza. “What I expose is not a list, it is a system, and that is to be addressed,” she told the council. “We must reverse the tide,” she added, calling for states to impose a full arms embargo, suspend all trade agreements and ensure companies face legal consequences for their involvement in violations of international law. Israel’s diplomatic mission in Geneva earlier this week said Albanese’s latest report was “legally groundless, defamatory and a flagrant abuse of her office”. Its delegate was not present in the room in line with a new policy to disengage with the council, which Israel says has an anti-Semitic bias. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #FrancescaAlbanese #UNHumanRights #GazaGenocide #ArmsEmbargo #SanctionIsrael #Palestine #IsraelGazaWar #UNReport #InternationalLaw #HumanRightsCouncil #IsraeliSettlements #CorporateAccountability #EconomyOfGenocide #EconomyOfOccupation