Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, said during a recent interview that sanctions levied against her by the U.S. government are going to “hurt me” and have serious implications on her life.

“It’s very serious to be on the list of the people sanctioned by the U.S.,” Albanese told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Albanese, an Italian legal scholar, has been tasked with investigating human rights abuses in Palestinian territories and has often accused Israel of........

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