Francesca Albanese

Georgetown University severs ties with UN’s Francesca Albanese over antisemitic remarks

Georgetown University has removed Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur, following her antisemitic remarks, including justifying the October 7 attacks, after a campaign by UN Watch.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
United Nations Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, attends a press conference at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, September 15, 2025.
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg (L), Italian United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila chant slogans as they arrive on a boat during a anti-Israel demonstration against Italy's government, in Genoa on November 28, 2025 

Greta Thunberg, Francesca Albanese attend transport-disrupting Israel protests in Italy

Over 70 flights were cancelled due to the protest, and urban public transportation in multiple Italian cities experienced major disruptions.

|ByREUTERS
FRANCESCA ALBANESE, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, speaks at the UN in Geneva in September. Her antisemitic record and support for terrorists led to condemnation and sanctioning by the US, the writer notes.

UN's Broken Chair: How Geneva became ground zero for global antisemitism - opinion

The fight against antisemitism will not be won through appeasement or compromise but by directly confronting the institutions that lend it credibility and the totalitarian partners who sustain them.

|ByDANIEL Y. RADOMSKI
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, and British Israeli architect Eyal Weizman co-chair a conference titled, "Cartography of a Genocide", on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Italy, October 6,2025.

Francesca Albanese is motivated by hatred of Israel, not peace and human rights - opinion

Francesca Albanese targets Israel for everything from “apartheid” to “genocide,” while downplaying Hamas terrorists as "resistance fighters."

|ByDANNY DANON

Watchdog probe finds Albanese lied about funding sources for Australia, NZ visits

The UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine accepted around $20,000 in payment from pro-Hamas groups in order to fund her trips to Australia and New Zealand in late 2023.

MAY 14, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Press briefing by Francesca Albanese, Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories at UN Headquarters on October 27, 2022.

Jewish leaders call for sanctions on Francesca Albanese ahead of ‘Genocide Roundtable’

The UN's controversial Francesca Albanese will appear at the ‘Grappling with Genocide’ forum, scheduled for April 21st, along with a number of speakers also accused of antisemitism.

APRIL 18, 2025ByYUVAL LEVY
UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.

UN fails to prevent renewal of Albanese’s mandate until 2028 despite history of antisemitism

The confirmation comes despite opposition from the US, UN Watch, and 100,000 petitioners.

APRIL 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Press briefing by Francesca Albanese, Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories at UN Headquarters on October 27, 2022.

US deems Albanese unfit to serve as UN Special Rapporteur due to 'virulent antisemitism'

"Her reappointment would show the UN tolerates antisemitic hatred and support for terrorism," the letter concluded.

APRIL 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a side event during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 26, 2024.

'I am a Zionist': Trudeau commended for speech condemning antisemitism

Trudeau spoke of his visits with Holocaust survivors

MARCH 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 6, 2025

'A shame for Italy': UN's Albanese slams Italian official for meeting Netanyahu

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese called the Italian Deputy PM's photo with Netanyahu "an affront to the Italian Constitution."

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Press briefing by Francesca Albanese, Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories at UN Headquarters on October 27, 2022.

Raiding bookstores and confiscating books is an extreme step - editorial

We hope that the raids were carefully considered in advance and that the reasoning behind the raid and what was found will be swiftly presented.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Raided bookshop in East Jerusalem

'Hubris and self-righteousness': UN's Albanese slams Israel's withdrawal from UNHRC

Albanese claimed that Israel's decision shows a "lack of realization of what they have done. They insist on self-righteousness."

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByREUTERS
UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.

UN's Albanese cites Holocaust while supporting 'conspiracy theorist' anti-Israel academic

The University of Bristol fired Miller in 2021 for a series of controversial statements, including claims that Israel wanted to "impose [its] will all over the world."

JANUARY 8, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
FRANCESCA ALBANESE, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories speaks in Cairo, earlier this year. Her antisemitic rhetoric has caused the US to call for her removal, the writer notes.

UN's Albanese calls for medical professionals to cut ties with Israel

The United Nations’ special rapporteur Francesca Albanese accused Israel of enacting an "ongoing genocide."

JANUARY 1, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Press briefing by Francesca Albanese, Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories at UN Headquarters on October 27, 2022.