Her reports highlight Israeli actions in Gaza such as “genocide as colonial erasure,” systematic torture as “state policy,” and broader illegal settler-colonialism. She has advocated for International Criminal Court warrants against Israeli leaders and corporate sanctions lists naming US tech and finance giants.
The US sanctions against her in 2025 came just days after she released a report titled “From the Economy of Occupation to the Economy of Genocide”, which detailed how dozens of corporations, including Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Palantir, are enabling and also profiting from Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories and genocide in Gaza by supplying surveillance systems, digital infrastructure, and weapons technology.
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US sanctions and AIPAC influence
The US, under Trump, sanctioned Albanese in July 2025, citing antisemitism, terrorism support, contempt for the US and Israel, and “lawfare”. This followed her reports naming US companies for complicity.
The sanctions froze her assets and restricted her US dealings and travel. A judge temporarily blocked them on free-speech grounds but an appeals court reinstated them. Her family decided to sue.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and similar pro-Israel groups are among the most active and well-funded foreign policy lobbies in Washington.
They routinely lobby hard for strong US-Israel security cooperation, military aid, and push back against critics of Israel, including at the UN. Groups like UN Watch, led by Hillel Neuer, openly campaigned against Albanese for years, highlighting her past statements, reports, and calls to sanction US companies.
The groups wield tangible influence through their donations, votes, and organisational networks in shaping relations with a key US ally. Pro-Israel advocacy contributes to a broader ecosystem that influences US policy towards Israel through campaign contributions, grassroots mobilisation and congressional pressure.
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