Francesca Albanese, a UN investigator into Israel with a history of antisemitism and vitriol against the Jewish state, can remain in office until 2028 despite efforts by US and European lawmakers and Jewish groups to dislodge her, a special session of the UN Human Rights Council confirmed on Friday

Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, has been condemned by Jewish groups, Israel, the US, Canada, France, Germany and others.

Lawmakers in the US, France, the UK and the Netherlands, and leading US Jewish groups, came out against her appointment in recent weeks.