(National Post) Francesca Albanese, the embattled United Nations special rapporteur overseeing the Palestinian territories, is set to headline a Montreal event featuring Charlotte Kates, a leader of Samidoun, a designated terror group.
The inaugural “Coordinating Council 4 Palestine” conference will be held on Friday and Saturday. Kates is scheduled to speak on a panel about “criminalizing dissent” on the first day, while Albanese will give the concluding keynote address the following day. The special rapporteur, who has been accused of antisemitism over her comments about Israel, has also accepted an invitation to speak at the University of Toronto about international law and genocide next week.
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), an influential Canadian Jewish organization, condemned Albanese for her willingness to participate in an event with Kates, saying it should trigger her eviction from the UN role.
