'Israel has always killed children': Albanese's claim echoes history of blood libels - opinion

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What is an Israeli woman who survived the attack supposed to understand when she hears a UN rapporteur explain why the evidence failed to convince her?

One word in Francesca Albanese's remarks exposes her entire argument. “Israel has always killed children,” the United Nations special rapporteur told a committee of the Irish Parliament.Before the Israeli soldier was born, before the government was formed, and before the shot she was supposedly discussing was fired, she had already reached her verdict. That single word, “always,” reveals Albanese's antisemitic audacity and perhaps raises questions about her state of mind.There was no need to identify a place, a time, an act, or a person responsible. She asked her listeners to accept the outrageous claim that killing children is a permanent characteristic of the Jewish state.

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