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Conflict in the Middle East

Francesca Albanese

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BeJollyNewt · 13/07/2025 22:20

'There are no red lines anymore' says UN Palestinian rights expert on US sanctions

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Dangermoo · 15/07/2025 08:12

The UN is as corrupt as the BBC; so many dysfunctional parts.

Supersimkin7 · 15/07/2025 08:02

She’s that silly Jew hater with mad glasses. UN hired a fantasist.

SharonEllis · 15/07/2025 07:50

MissyB1 · 15/07/2025 07:43

And??

You don't think the UN's rapporteur being an antisemite is a problem?

MissyB1 · 15/07/2025 07:43

Mabari · 14/07/2025 10:36

She also thinks that America is "subjugated by the Jewish lobby".

And??

Dangermoo · 15/07/2025 07:40

smallglassbottle · 15/07/2025 04:36

This is called 'Don't look here, look over there', and nobody's buying it.

Isn't the ethnic cleansing of non arabs not of equal importance to you?

Twiglets1 · 15/07/2025 06:52

MisanthropeLikely · 15/07/2025 01:17

I think people have this idea in their mind that the UN is some bastion of fairness and perfection. In reality, it's only as good as its individual parts.

It's individual parts includes Iran, Russia, China and more, so it's very hard to get fairness when countries don't want to be fair to you.

Their staff include some great people, and also some activists who dont think Israel should exist. They exploit the name of the UN to add credence to their views.

The entire UNRWA operation is a disaster. Whatever way you dice it, Objectively a UN agency was propping up terrorism and there's no question they played a big role in creating the current war.

It's hard to imagine a more obvious antisemite than Albanese, but here we are with her being rolled out as a UN representative.

It's great America sanctioned her. Shame everyone didn't.

I used to assume the UN was an organisation to be trusted.

This war has shown my naivety and I no longer trust their impartiality on anything.

Twiglets1 · 15/07/2025 06:49

User37482 · 14/07/2025 21:30

What I don’t get it why does she keep saying she’s an international lawyer, she’s not even a lawyer. She has law degrees but doesn’t work in law. It’s like having a psychology degree, never actually doing any professional exams or practicing in psychology and claiming to be a psychiatrist.

Why lie so blatantly.

Why lie so blatantly? Because gullible people just believe what they read on the internet with no fact checking. Especially if it matches with what they want to believe.

Imagine if all those graduates with law degrees working in different fields suddenly started calling themselves “lawyers”. Would be laughable.

SharonEllis · 15/07/2025 05:37

smallglassbottle · 15/07/2025 04:36

This is called 'Don't look here, look over there', and nobody's buying it.

Some of us are capable of looking in several directions at once. If you are obsessed with gaza and nowhere else time to ask yourself why.

smallglassbottle · 15/07/2025 04:36

MMOC · 15/07/2025 02:26

No, absolutely nobody supports genocide or any murder.
There are so many people going through humanitarian crises right now.
I just can’t get my head round how so many are going OTT over Gaza when a far bigger humanitarian crisis is happening in Sudan.
It’s a world of hate and fear that is spreading 😔

This is called 'Don't look here, look over there', and nobody's buying it.

MMOC · 15/07/2025 02:26

smallglassbottle · 14/07/2025 10:52

I don't know what's more depressing, the fact that people here are supporting genocide or that this site allows it. I don't suppose they understand how it even works.

No, absolutely nobody supports genocide or any murder.
There are so many people going through humanitarian crises right now.
I just can’t get my head round how so many are going OTT over Gaza when a far bigger humanitarian crisis is happening in Sudan.
It’s a world of hate and fear that is spreading 😔

Murica · 15/07/2025 01:32

I would would write a post but I'm being subjugated by the Jewish lobby in the US so I can't. Shh, don't tell them I told you.

MisanthropeLikely · 15/07/2025 01:17

quantumbutterfly · 14/07/2025 10:38

When I see Russia and China on human rights committees, or Iran on a committee for women's rights I wonder if it's some misguided attempt at 'community service' to help them see the error of their ways.
Then I give my head a wobble and realise it's the world of geopolitics....apparently size matters, who knew?

I think people have this idea in their mind that the UN is some bastion of fairness and perfection. In reality, it's only as good as its individual parts.

It's individual parts includes Iran, Russia, China and more, so it's very hard to get fairness when countries don't want to be fair to you.

Their staff include some great people, and also some activists who dont think Israel should exist. They exploit the name of the UN to add credence to their views.

The entire UNRWA operation is a disaster. Whatever way you dice it, Objectively a UN agency was propping up terrorism and there's no question they played a big role in creating the current war.

It's hard to imagine a more obvious antisemite than Albanese, but here we are with her being rolled out as a UN representative.

It's great America sanctioned her. Shame everyone didn't.

User37482 · 14/07/2025 21:31

GuevarasBeret · 14/07/2025 11:27

You say that as if it is obviously crazy talk.

But how would you assess whether it is true? I mean, at least the UK owned that they had a “Special Relationship” with the US (for all it was worth when push came to shove). Many people have independently arrived at the same conclusion, and you’re view is that it cannot even be mentioned?

Have you ever considered renaming yourself to “corbynstinfoilhat”

User37482 · 14/07/2025 21:30

What I don’t get it why does she keep saying she’s an international lawyer, she’s not even a lawyer. She has law degrees but doesn’t work in law. It’s like having a psychology degree, never actually doing any professional exams or practicing in psychology and claiming to be a psychiatrist.

Why lie so blatantly.

User37482 · 14/07/2025 21:27

I think Qatari influence is the big one to worry about with the USA, it has waaaay more money than Israel. How many Jews do people think are working on this full time and how much money do people think they have.

Mabari · 14/07/2025 21:20

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quantumbutterfly · 14/07/2025 13:46

Huntsvil · 14/07/2025 13:20

am trying to understand the report : can any one decode this financial info: from Financing the violations

As the main source of finance for Israel’s State budget, treasury bonds have played a critical role in funding the ongoing assault on Gaza. From 2022 to 2024, the Israeli military budget grew from 4.2 per cent to 8.3 per cent of GDP, driving the public budget into a 6.8 per cent deficit. Israel funded this ballooning budget by increasing its bond issuance, including $8 billion in March 2024 and $5 billion in February 2025, alongside issuances on its domestic shekel market. Some of the world’s largest banks, including BNP Paribas and Barclays, stepped in to boost market confidence by underwriting these international and domestic treasury bonds, allowing Israel to contain the interest rate premium, despite a credit downgrade. Asset management firms – including Blackrock ($68 million), Vanguard ($546 million) and Allianz’s asset management subsidiary PIMCO ($960 million) – were among at least 400 investors from 36 countries who purchased them Meanwhile, the Development Corporation for Israel (DCI) (i.e., Israel Bonds) provides a bond solicitation service for the Israeli government for overseas private individuals and other investors. DCI tripled its annual bond sales to funnel nearly $5 billion to Israel since October 2023, while offering investors the option of sending the return on bond investments into charitable organizations supporting the Israeli military and the colonies.

I expect she's naming names to give people something to target.
Would be interesting to see a financial breakdown of the hamas billionaires, I think Panorama did one, lots of property in Turkey, rather than useful infrastructure in Gaza. Hey ho.

HellsBalls · 14/07/2025 13:43

Anonimummy · 14/07/2025 13:02

Isn’t Albanese the disgusting anti-semite who pretends to be a lawyer, has been sanctioned by the US personally and has been funded by pro Hamas groups?

That’s the one.

Huntsvil · 14/07/2025 13:20

am trying to understand the report : can any one decode this financial info: from Financing the violations

As the main source of finance for Israel’s State budget, treasury bonds have played a critical role in funding the ongoing assault on Gaza. From 2022 to 2024, the Israeli military budget grew from 4.2 per cent to 8.3 per cent of GDP, driving the public budget into a 6.8 per cent deficit. Israel funded this ballooning budget by increasing its bond issuance, including $8 billion in March 2024 and $5 billion in February 2025, alongside issuances on its domestic shekel market. Some of the world’s largest banks, including BNP Paribas and Barclays, stepped in to boost market confidence by underwriting these international and domestic treasury bonds, allowing Israel to contain the interest rate premium, despite a credit downgrade. Asset management firms – including Blackrock ($68 million), Vanguard ($546 million) and Allianz’s asset management subsidiary PIMCO ($960 million) – were among at least 400 investors from 36 countries who purchased them Meanwhile, the Development Corporation for Israel (DCI) (i.e., Israel Bonds) provides a bond solicitation service for the Israeli government for overseas private individuals and other investors. DCI tripled its annual bond sales to funnel nearly $5 billion to Israel since October 2023, while offering investors the option of sending the return on bond investments into charitable organizations supporting the Israeli military and the colonies.

Anonimummy · 14/07/2025 13:10

GuevarasBeret · 14/07/2025 11:27

You say that as if it is obviously crazy talk.

But how would you assess whether it is true? I mean, at least the UK owned that they had a “Special Relationship” with the US (for all it was worth when push came to shove). Many people have independently arrived at the same conclusion, and you’re view is that it cannot even be mentioned?

Says something that 2.4% of the population (the vast majority ordinary people without any more power than the average American) can ‘subjugate’ the rest of the population doesn’t it?

On another note I discovered yesterday that all the major superhero characters including Marvel, DC and X-Men were created by Jews.

Maybe they were hiding in plain sight😉

Anonimummy · 14/07/2025 13:02

Isn’t Albanese the disgusting anti-semite who pretends to be a lawyer, has been sanctioned by the US personally and has been funded by pro Hamas groups?

quantumbutterfly · 14/07/2025 12:03

GuevarasBeret · 14/07/2025 11:45

The difference is that the NRA and others are made up of US citizens and are subject to US law.

The general rule is that a country should not work against its own best interests in service to another sovereign nation. Especially without oversight. Or do you see it differently.

You think there are no other countries lobbying the US?
You also seem to think Israel is able to persuade the US to work against it's best interest.
I suspect some bias on your part.

quantumbutterfly · 14/07/2025 11:59

GuevarasBeret · 14/07/2025 11:47

… and the implication we are expected to draw “The NRA lobbies, therefore IDF action in Gaza are not to be scrutinized” is reprehensible.

I hear there are two types of people, those that extrapolate conclusions from incomplete data

GuevarasBeret · 14/07/2025 11:47

quantumbutterfly · 14/07/2025 11:35

How would you assess it's influence in American politics compared to the NRA, BLM, the oil lobby. Politics is a mess of balancing competing interests, geopolitics even more so, the UN is an interesting and slightly terrifying case study.

… and the implication we are expected to draw “The NRA lobbies, therefore IDF action in Gaza are not to be scrutinized” is reprehensible.