Francesca Albanese

Francesca Albanese denounces 'toxic' attacks against her

In recent weeks, Germany, France, Italy, and others have called for Albanese to step down over her criticism of Israel. Albanese, an Italian lawyer, said the remarks were taken out of context.

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UN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese attends press conference in Geneva
United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese waves ahead of a conference.

The UN’s ‘Never Again’ is becoming ‘Never Mind’ - opinion

Now, under that same UN banner, the world’s only Jewish state is being cast as a universal threat.

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Attendees in the plenary room during the 24th Session of the Assembly of States Parties at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands December 4, 2025.

'We serve humanity, deliver justice': ICC judges, UN officials decry US sanctions

“We serve humanity. We are delivering justice for the most vulnerable victims around the world, for millions and millions of women and children who have no voice," one judge told the Guardian.

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Francesca Albanese: 'Free the hostages, both Israeli and Palestinians'

"Whether the Israeli #hostages found dead in a Gaza tunnel were executed or killed, this is yet another heinous crime that must be accounted for," she wrote.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese looks on at a press conference during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on March 27, 2024.

Francesca Albanese: Israel’s claim to self-defense in the West Bank ‘has no validity’

Albanese’s comments came less than a day before two attempted terrorist attacks wounded three Israelis in Gush Etzion in the West Bank.

AUGUST 31, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a press conference following a meeting with Egyptian delegations to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Cairo. April 25, 2024.

'Shameful concentration camp': Albanese renews accusations of Israeli genocide in Gaza

The IDF estimated some 20 terrorists were killed on a strike on a Hamas HQ embedded in a Gazan school, while Palestinian reports claimed over 100 Palestinians were killed.

AUGUST 10, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a press conference following a meeting with Egyptian delegations to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Cairo. April 25, 2024.

Albanese 'unfit' to serve at UN, US Amb. Greenfield states after Netanyahu-Hitler comparison

"It is clear [Francesca Albanese] is not fit for this or any position at the UN," American UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield wrote

JULY 27, 2024BySAM HALPERN
United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, delivers her rapport during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on March 26, 2024.

'186,000 Gazans dead’: Lancet magazine publishes new blood libel

The Lancet published a controversial letter with "purely illustrative' estimations of casualties in Gaza, sparking widespread misinterpretation despite author retractions and journal's clarifications

JULY 9, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Abu Yossef Al-Najar hospital, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip December 12, 2023.

UN's Albanese under scrutiny for alleged payments for speaking events

The UN Watch head called for investigation into Albanese for "illegally requesting payments for work done in her official UN capacity."

JULY 2, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a press conference following a meeting with Egyptian delegations to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Cairo. April 25, 2024.

Human shields? UN, you’re blaming the wrong side - editorial

Hamas has used the human shield tactic at least since 2007.

JUNE 23, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
IDF soldiers clear a tunnel in the Gaza Strip

Francesca Albanese accuses IDF of using human shield, flouting international law

The events captured in the video reportedly occurred in the West Bank Palestinian city of Jenin.

JUNE 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM 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.

When it comes to Israel, brains go out the window - opinion

Borrell and Albanese are promoting the reality that if Israel comes under fire while rescuing its people, it should not shoot back and instead let its soldiers die...

JUNE 14, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
OFFICIALS LIKE Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, are emboldening Hamas, the writer argues.

Francesca Albanese runs int'l network targeting Israel, UN Watch charges

The report found that the network's members include some 100 people and NGOs, such as UN, UNRWA, Palestinian, and PLO officials, along with pro-Palestinian academics and activists.

JUNE 13, 2024ByJERUSALEM 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.