Two pro-Israel Christian groups are suing United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories [sic] Francesca Albanese for defamation, after she accused them of complicity in “genocide.”
Christian Friends of Israeli Communities and Christians for Israel USA are suing Albanese in the Federal District Court in Colorado, citing threatening letters she sent to each of the organizations.
Albanese told each organization that it faces “potential criminal liability for the material support it provides to maintain Israel’s unlawful occupation” in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank).
In their complaint, filed by the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), the Christian groups note Albanese’s history of antisemitism and unprofessional conduct.
They add that she continued