A UN special rapporteur has been sanctioned by the United States over her work as an independent investigator scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, a high-profile role in a network of experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement announcing sanctions against Francesca Albanese on Wednesday that she "has spewed unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism, and open contempt for the United States, Israel, and the West." What is a special rapporteur? Albanese is among the experts chosen by the 47-member council in Geneva, the AP reports. They...