Francesca Albanese

Albanese with members of the Portuguese parliament in 2024 (Creative Commons: Rafael Medeiros)

February 13, 2026, 11:26 am

UK urged to join Francesca Albanese resignation call after ‘enemy of humanity’ speech

Foreign Secretary asked to join France, Germany, Italy, Austria and Czechia, who have said the UN Special Rapporteur should go

By Daniel Sugarman

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

February 12, 2026, 9:27 am

The state-backed drive to present Israel as the ‘enemy of humanity’

How certain news media, politics and educational institutions are fuelling a global surge in antisemitism

By Leo Pearlman

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir holds a placard in the Knesset chamber during the debate on the death penalty bill, 10 November 2025. Credit: Knesset Channel 99 / Screenshot

November 11, 2025, 1:12 pm

Knesset erupts as lawmakers back death penalty bill for terrorist killers

Three Arab MKs removed amid clashes as Ben-Gvir backed proposal clears first hurdle

By Annabel Sinclair

A German media investigation revealed that a Palestinian photographer staged some images taken in Gaza (Photo Credit: Süddeutsche Zeitung)

September 8, 2025, 10:26 am

Hundreds of academics call on genocide scholars group to retract declaration of genocide in Gaza

The International Association of Genocide Scholars, meanwhile, stood its ground amid sharp criticism

By Grace Gilson (JTA)

Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy released by Hamas

September 4, 2025, 11:38 am

OPINION: Schrödinger’s terrorists – the genocide scholars who can’t see Hamas

The International Association of Genocide Scholars has been captured by activists with a twisted anti-Israel agenda and regurgitated by a predictably compliant western media

By Dr Jeremy Havardi

A student holds a banner while crossing the stage during Edinburgh’s graduation ceremony. Photo taken from X

July 15, 2025, 9:11 am

Graduation disrupted at Edinburgh University as students protest over Gaza links

Protesters interrupted multiple ceremonies with chants and placards including “Jews say divest”

By Annabel Sinclair

July 10, 2025, 9:10 am

US announces sanctions against controversial UN Special Rapporteur

Francesca Albanese, a vehement critic of Israel whose past statements include mention of a 'Jewish lobby', has held her current role since 2022

July 9, 2025, 4:52 pm

Google co-founder accuses UN of antisemitism over Gaza ‘genocide’ report

Sergey Brin hits back at UN claim tech firms profited from Israel’s military operations

By Annabel Sinclair

July 2, 2025, 11:49 am

Trump administration accuses UN Palestinian rights envoy of ‘support for terrorism’

Pro-Israel groups have regularly accused Francesca Albanese, the U.N. rapporteur on Palestinian rights, of anti-Israel and even antisemitic bias

By Grace Gilson (JTA)

April 8, 2025, 3:14 pm

Anger as controversial UN official retains position

Francesca Albanese previously made inflammatory claims about a ‘Jewish lobby’ influencing America

By Annabel Sinclair

April 1, 2025, 9:27 pm

OPINION: Fired for fairness, promoted for prejudice – UN’s moral rot exposed once more

As Alice Wairimu Nderitu is cast aside for refusing to label Gaza a genocide, the UN prepares to reappoint Francesca Albanese – despite past antisemitic remarks and mounting international concern

By Daniel Sugarman

Deborah Lipstadt, United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, attends a press conference during a meeting of Special Envoys and Coordinators to Combat Anti-Semitism. Credit: John Macdougall/AFP/POOL/dpa/Alamy Live News

January 15, 2025, 10:34 am

Deborah Lipstadt, exiting as US antisemitism envoy, is hoping for the best under Trump

Lipstadt said she believes her office was successful despite the global rise of antisemitism in recent years

By Lauren Markoe JTA

Israeli hostages Almog Meir Jan and Andri Kozlov as the IDF stormed a Gazan residential building to rescue them.

June 12, 2024, 5:25 pm

OPINION: Next time Israel, maybe send Yahya Sinwar a friendly save-the-date card

It was a breathtaking operation, reminiscent of Entebbe. However, not everyone shared in the joy of the hostages' return, choosing instead to criticise Israel for how it rescued them

By Richard Ferrer

March 11, 2024, 1:40 pm

‘You will be haunted forever’: UN envoy shames Israeli women on International Women’s Day

'My thoughts also go to the Israeli women, especially the soldiers: what have you done, what have you become. Dears, when you realise it, you will be haunted forever'

By Jotam Confino in Israel

Francesca Albanese speaks at a U.N. forum in New York, May 18, 2018. (Atilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

February 13, 2024, 10:43 am

Israel bans entry to UN envoy who claimed October was ‘response to oppression’

Francesca Albanese claimed that 'the victims of the October 7 massacre were not murdered because of their Jewishness, but in response to Israeli oppression.'

By Jewish News Reporter

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