'This Has Been A Long-Term Issue': State Department Spokesperson Explains Sanctions On UN's Francesca Albanese

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State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about the new sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories.

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00:00Thank you, Tammy.

00:01Two quick things.

00:02MS NAUERT- Yes, sir.

00:03On Albanese.

00:04MS NAUERT- Yes.

00:05On the timing of imposing these sanctions, does it have anything to do with her

00:09tweet the day before that basically slamming Greece, France, and Italy for allowing Netanyahu's

00:20plan over their airspace?

00:21MS NAUERT- No.

00:22When there are signatories to the Rome Protocol – I mean, she's talking about

00:26technical things.

00:27MS NAUERT- Yeah.

00:28This has been – and it's a good question because it highlights that this is not an

00:35action based on one action or one thing.

00:39This has been a long-term issue.

00:42And what I will say to you is today – and just more details – the United States is

00:47imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Reporter Francesca Albanese for her

00:54abuse of that role to directly engage in ICC actions against Israeli officials.

01:01MS NAUERT- In recent weeks, she has also targeted U.S. companies in an unacceptable campaign of

01:06political and economic warfare.

01:08MS NAUERT- As the President's executive order, EO 14203, makes clear, the ICC's actions set

01:16a dangerous precedent for lawfare that endangers our national security and foreign policy and

01:21infringes on the sovereignty of the United States.

01:24MS NAUERT- The President declared a national emergency under the EO that emphasizes, quote,

01:30the United States will impose tangible and significant consequences on those responsible for the

01:36ICC's transgressions, which would include blocking of property and visa restrictions.

01:42MS NAUERT- The United States will take whatever actions we deem necessary and appropriate to protect

01:48our sovereignty, to protect Israel and any other U.S. ally, any other U.S. ally from illegitimate actions by the ICC.

01:59That's why that occurred.

02:00MR. Okay.

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