UK Israel lobby aims its arrow at Francesca Albanese

The UK Israel lobby is intensifying its pursuit of UN Special Rapporteur for occupied Palestine Francesca Albanese.

Witch-hunt hysteria

Notorious Israel lobbyist-turned-MP Luke Akehurst is laying the ground for a renewed attack on Albanese, calling for backing from the Starmer regime.

On 20 February, Akehurst asked if the Foreign Office to join in demands for the resignation of Albanese.

Zionist minister Chris Elmore responded yesterday saying, yes, the UK is making representations to the UN against Albanese and demanding “action” against her to — an undoubtedly Orwellian move. See his full response below.

4 March 2026. Along with several other countries, we have raised concerns about a series of comments made by the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Ministers have raised these concerns directly with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the UK has asked that the comments of the Special Rapporteur be urgently investigated against the Code of Conduct for her post, and for action to be taken to restore the confidence of the international community in the independence and objectivity of this important role.

Israel’s number one defender

Before Labour parachuted him in as an MP, Akehurst ran “We Believe in Israel,” an offshoot of Britain Israel Communications and Research Center (BICOM) — another  lobby group. He also ran Labour First, a right-wing pressure group behind the worst attacks on the left. In 2023, Akehurst also helped infamous pro-Israel stalker Luke Stanger escape expulsion from the Labour party.

Trevor Chinn, a pro-Israel fanatic and megadonor, who sits on BICOM’s executive, has donated thousands to one Chris Elmore, Foreign Office minister. Elmore is also a parliamentary supporter of the racist lobby group Labour Friends of Israel. In 2025, he had a  meltdown with Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald, who at the time supported a Jeremy Corbyn-proposed ‘ten minute rule’ bill, demanding an inquiry into the UK’s collaboration in Israel’s genocide.

Albanese remains louder than ever

The Israel lobby has tried for years to silence UN Special Rapporteur for Occupied Palestine, Francesca Albanese. She has been an outspoken advocate for the Palestinian people and has repeatedly condemned Israel’s genocide in Gaza – in the face of staggering silence from Western powers. Still, these orchestrated efforts have also failed. This includes an attempt earlier this year to prevent her re-accreditation to the position. The move was overwhelmingly rejected by UN member states on the United Nations Human Rights Council, who backed Albanese.

The Trump regime has also targeted the UN official with vicious, wide-ranging sanctions.

If anything, US hostility has amplified her voice for Palestinians and against genocide. However, as the Akehurst-Elmore exchange makes clear, the Israel lobby has not given up trying to remove her – using the Starmer regime as their latest springboard.

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