Accountability finally catches up as institutions reject antisemitism, terror apologism, and Holocaust distortion masquerading as activism.
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur for so-called “Palestinian rights,” confirmed this week that Georgetown University has formally severed ties with her, ending a decade-long affiliation.
Albanese claimed on social media that the decision was retaliation for U.S. sanctions imposed on her in July, which she described as punishment for “exposing Israel’s genocide.” She dismissed all other explanations as “propaganda,” doubling down on rhetoric that has repeatedly drawn accusations of antisemitism and terror apologism.
Georgetown University, however, provided a clear legal explanation. Speaking to Jewish News Syndicate, Anna Maria Mayda, director of Georgetown’s Institute for the Study of International Migration, confirmed Albanese is no longer affiliated with the university, noting that U.S. federal law prohibits institutions from maintaining ties with individuals under U.S. sanctions.
The separation followed revelations by UN Watch, which reported earlier that Albanese had been quietly removed from Georgetown’s list of affiliated scholars.
In July, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Albanese had “spewed unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism, and shown open contempt for the United States, Israel, and the West.” That same month, the United States Department of the Treasury designated her a specially designated national, effectively banning Americans and U.S. institutions from financial or professional engagement with her.
Albanese’s record includes social media posts claiming a “Jewish lobby” controls U.S. policy—an antisemitic trope she later tried to downplay. Since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre—when terrorists murdered over 1,200 Israelis and abducted 250—her rhetoric escalated further. She framed the attack as “contextual,” accused Israel of genocide, likened its government to the Third Reich, and compared Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler.
Critics argue the Georgetown decision is not censorship but belated accountability—a signal that antisemitism, Holocaust inversion, and terror justification will no longer be tolerated under the guise of human rights advocacy.
