{"id":2131049,"date":"2023-12-21T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T22:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-crime-to-kill-an-israeli-soldier-un-official-says\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T17:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T22:16:39","slug":"not-a-crime-to-kill-an-israeli-soldier-un-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-crime-to-kill-an-israeli-soldier-un-official-says\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Official: Killing an Israeli Soldier Not Considered a Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnot-a-crime-to-kill-an-israeli-soldier-un-official-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2131049&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>&#8216;The killing of \u2064soldiers\u2014it&#8217;s, I mean, frankly, it&#8217;s a tragedy, but it&#8217;s not a crime&#8217;<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Israeli soldiers (Spencer Platt\/Getty Images),\u2062 Francesca \u200cAlbanese (@FranceskAlbs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>A United Nations official recently made controversial remarks, stating that Palestinians who kill Israeli soldiers should not be \u2064considered criminals. According to \u2062Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special \u2063rapporteur for \u200cthe Palestinian territories, these \u200dkillings are justified as acts of resistance and fall within the\u2062 Palestinians&#8217; &#8220;right to resist.&#8221; In an interview on the podcast Makdisi Street, \u2064Albanese criticized &#8220;Western media&#8221; for labeling every Palestinian action, including attacks on soldiers, as acts of terrorism. She emphasized that\u200c while the killing\u200c of soldiers is tragic, it should not be classified as a crime.<\/p>\n<p>Since October 7, when Hamas launched \u2063a \u2062surprise attack on Israel,\u200d hundreds of Israeli soldiers have lost their lives in clashes with the\u200d terrorist group. Prior to this attack, Israeli soldiers were frequently targeted in Palestinian terrorist acts such as stabbings, shootings, and\u200d bombings. Albanese \u200ccondemned Hamas&#8217;s October 7 attack for targeting Israeli \u200bcivilians and taking hostages, but she maintained that \u200ban illegal act of resistance does\u2062 not delegitimize the overall resistance movement.<\/p>\n<p>Albanese&#8217;s comments have sparked controversy and calls for her removal\u200d as \u2062the special rapporteur. In \u200bprevious\u2064 statements, she argued that Hamas is entitled to embrace resistance and claimed that Israel has no right to self-defense\u2062 against the \u2063terrorist\u200d group under international law. Additionally, Albanese faced accusations of anti-Semitism\u2062 due to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">social media activity<\/a>, including liking \u200dposts that criticized the &#8220;Jewish\u200b billionaire class&#8221; and making anti-Semitic comments in the past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has Francesca Albanese&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/students-want-professor-to-resign-after-expressing-concern-over-anti-white-sentiment-on-campus\/\" title=\"Students Want Professor To Resign After Expressing Concern Over Anti-White Sentiment On Campus\">alleged bias<\/a> and controversial statements affected her position as the U.N. special rapporteur \u200cfor\u2064 the Palestinian territories?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a recent\u2063 interview, United Nations official, Francesca Albanese, made highly controversial remarks \u200bstating that Palestinians who kill Israeli soldiers should not be\u200d considered criminals. Albanese, the\u2064 U.N. special rapporteur for the Palestinian \u2064territories, justified these killings \u2064as acts of resistance and claimed they\u2064 fell within the Palestinians&#8217; &#8220;right to resist.&#8221; While she acknowledged\u2064 the tragic nature of these killings, she argued \u2064that they should \u200bnot be classified \u200cas crimes and criticized the\u200b &#8220;Western media&#8221; for labeling every Palestinian action, including attacks on soldiers, as acts of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis has claimed the lives \u200dof numerous Israeli soldiers. Ever since \u2064Hamas\u2064 launched a surprise\u2064 attack on Israel\u200d on \u200bOctober 7, hundreds of Israeli soldiers\u2063 have lost their lives in clashes with the terrorist group. This \u200dattack was not an isolated incident,\u2062 as Israeli soldiers were frequently \u200ctargeted in Palestinian acts of terrorism prior to it, including stabbings, shootings, and bombings. While Albanese condemned Hamas&#8217;s attack on October 7 for\u200b deliberately targeting Israeli civilians and taking hostages, she\u200c maintained that an illegal act of resistance does not delegitimize the overall\u2063 resistance movement.<\/p>\n<p>Albanese&#8217;s remarks have caused a great deal of controversy and sparked\u2064 calls for her removal from\u200d the position of special rapporteur. Critics\u2064 argue that \u200bshe has consistently\u2064 shown bias towards \u200dHamas and the Palestinian cause. \u2064In previous statements,\u2062 she has argued that Hamas is entitled to embrace resistance and has claimed \u200bthat Israel has no right to self-defense against the terrorist group under international law. \u2064Furthermore, Albanese has faced \u200baccusations of \u200banti-Semitism due to her engagement with social media activity that liked \u200cposts criticizing the &#8220;Jewish billionaire class&#8221; and her history of making anti-Semitic\u2063 comments in the past.<\/p>\n<p>These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-religious-groups-begin-turning-up-heat-on-gop-to-take-action-on-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump, Religious Groups Begin Turning Up Heat On GOP To Take Action On Marjorie Taylor Greene\">remarks made<\/a> by Albanese \u200bnot only undermine the concept of rule of law but also disregard the\u200b importance of distinguishing between acts of self-defense \u200band acts of terrorism. The killing of soldiers is a tragic event, but to categorize it as anything other\u200d than\u2064 a crime presents a significant danger to the international community&#8217;s efforts to combat terrorism and maintain\u2064 peace.<\/p>\n<p>The role of the United Nations special rapporteur should\u2063 be\u200b to promote impartiality and fairness in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-trip-to-china-to-discuss-climate-change-filled-with-controversy\/\" title=\"Controversial trip: Newsom's China visit focuses on climate change.\">addressing \u2063human rights issues<\/a>. A person occupying this \u200dposition should be objective and \u200bstrive \u200dto uphold the universal values of justice and \u2063equality. However, Albanese&#8217;s\u2063 remarks and alleged bias jeopardize the credibility and integrity of the \u2063office she holds.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial for\u2062 the \u200cUnited Nations to address these concerns promptly\u2063 and take appropriate action to restore confidence in its commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trudeau-criticized-for-chiding-muslims-over-lgbt-content-in-schools\/\" title=\"Trudeau under fire for reprimanding Muslims on LGBT education.\">human\u200d rights<\/a>\u200c and justice. Inflammatory\u200d and \u200dbiased statements from officials \u200dcan\u200c further fuel conflict and \u2062undermine \u200cthe possibilities for\u200d peaceful resolutions. The killing of soldiers, regardless of\u2064 the context, remains a crime, and any attempt to legitimize or downplay such acts undermines the fundamental principles that form the basis of a \u2063just and\u2064 peaceful world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, a UN official stated that Palestinians who kill Israeli soldiers are not committing crimes but rather exercising their &#8220;right to resist.&#8221; While tragic, these acts are not considered criminal according to the official. 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