[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Drop Site [@DropSiteNews](/creator/twitter/DropSiteNews) on x 172.5K followers Created: 2025-07-15 22:25:55 UTC 🟥 NEW: All three independent experts on the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel have resigned, amid a broader U.S. crackdown involving sanctions and asset freezes on international officials critical of Israel. ➤ The departing commissioners are Navanethem Pillay (chair), Chris Sidoti, and Miloš Štrugar. Pillay and Sidoti were founding members of the Commission, formed in 2021. ➤ In its March 2025 report, the Commission found that Israeli forces committed rape, sexual assault, forced nudity, and threats of sexual violence — carried out systematically as part of standard operating procedures, especially during arrests, detention, and home raids. ➤ Israel’s government has repeatedly attacked the panel and denied all requests for access or cooperation — both in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. After blocking the Commission from interviewing Israeli victims of October 7, officials later accused it of antisemitism for not reporting in greater detail on alleged cases of sexual violence that day. ➤ In their joint statement, the commissioners said the resignations had “absolutely nothing to do with any external event or pressure” and called it an opportunity to reconstitute the panel. ➤ The resignations come amid a broader U.S. crackdown on international officials critical of Israel. In recent months, Washington has sanctioned ICC prosecutor Karim Khan for issuing arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant — freezing his U.S. assets and blocking access to email and banking. ➤ Earlier this month, the U.S. also imposed sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, accusing her of antisemitism and bias after her latest report listed corporations benefiting from an “economy of genocide” in Palestine. First reported by the AP. More details below.  XXXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [milo](/topic/milo) [israel](/topic/israel) [Post Link](https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1945248490197602509)
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🟥 NEW: All three independent experts on the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel have resigned, amid a broader U.S. crackdown involving sanctions and asset freezes on international officials critical of Israel.
➤ The departing commissioners are Navanethem Pillay (chair), Chris Sidoti, and Miloš Štrugar. Pillay and Sidoti were founding members of the Commission, formed in 2021.
➤ In its March 2025 report, the Commission found that Israeli forces committed rape, sexual assault, forced nudity, and threats of sexual violence — carried out systematically as part of standard operating procedures, especially during arrests, detention, and home raids.
➤ Israel’s government has repeatedly attacked the panel and denied all requests for access or cooperation — both in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. After blocking the Commission from interviewing Israeli victims of October 7, officials later accused it of antisemitism for not reporting in greater detail on alleged cases of sexual violence that day.
➤ In their joint statement, the commissioners said the resignations had “absolutely nothing to do with any external event or pressure” and called it an opportunity to reconstitute the panel.
➤ The resignations come amid a broader U.S. crackdown on international officials critical of Israel. In recent months, Washington has sanctioned ICC prosecutor Karim Khan for issuing arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant — freezing his U.S. assets and blocking access to email and banking.
➤ Earlier this month, the U.S. also imposed sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, accusing her of antisemitism and bias after her latest report listed corporations benefiting from an “economy of genocide” in Palestine.
First reported by the AP. More details below.
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