UN special rapporteur for Palestinians to speak at Montreal event featuring Canadian terror leader

Charlotte Kates is on a panel at the 'Coordinating Council 4 Palestine' conference and Francesca Albanese will give the concluding keynote address

Francesca Albanese, the embattled United Nations special rapporteur overseeing the Palestinian territories, is set to headline a Montreal event featuring Samidoun terror group leader Charlotte Kates.

The inaugural “Coordinating Council 4 Palestine” conference will be held on Friday and Saturday. Kates is scheduled to speak on a panel about “Criminalizing Dissent” on the first day, while Albanese will give the concluding keynote address the following day. The special rapporteur, who has been accused of antisemitism over her comments about Israel, has also accepted an invitation to speak at the University of Toronto about international law and genocide next week.