UN expert Albanese says Khan's removal 'lines up neatly with fight to neutralise Netanyahu's warrant’

UN expert Albanese says Khan's removal 'lines up neatly with fight to neutralise Netanyahu's warrant’ Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 07/26/2026 - 07:20 UN special rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese says the ICC’s vote on Karim Khan 'proves that justice does threaten apartheid Israel' Francesca Albanese speaks during a public event hosted by the Olof Palme International Centre in Belgrade on 17 March 2026 (AFP) Off The UN's special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday said the removal of International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan cannot be read in isolation from the campaign to overturn the arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Khan's removal lines up neatly with the fight to neutralise Netanyahu's arrest warrant. Coincidence is a luxury intl law can no longer afford," Francesca Albanese wrote on X.