The UN Rapporteur for Palestine: America is part of what is happening in Gaza. Francesca Albanese said that she had been subjected to attacks and received threats since she began preparing a report on Israeli crimes in Gaza (European) US State Department spokesman Matt Miller said that the United States had “opposed for a long period of time the mandate of this special rapporteur,” and accused Albanese of having a “history of anti-Semitic comments.” The UN rapporteur called on the world to confront Israel's brutality and force it to abide by international law.