The United States has reimposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on the Palestinian territories who has harshly criticised Israel, after an appeals court overruled an earlier order prohibiting the action.
A notice on the Treasury Department’s website on Wednesday showed that it had reimposed a sanctions designation on Albanese that blacklists her globally, making it impossible for her to use major credit cards or carry out bank transactions.
Albanese, who is Italian, has been a relentless critic of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians in her role as the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories.
The US Treasury’s move came after a Friday order from an appeals court issued an administrative stay on an earlier ruling while the court considers the merits of the case.
