Francesca Albanese

Francesca Albanese calls for Indonesia to reconsider involvement with Board of Peace

Trump unveiled the "Board of Peace," of which Indonesia is a key troop-contributing member, in January to address global conflicts ​typically handled by the United Nations.

|ByREUTERS
The inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.
UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has become one of the most controversial figures in the UN human rights system, drawing condemnation over her statements on Israel and the Gaza War.

When Francesca Albanese gets it wrong, Spanish media look away - opinion

Spanish media have repeatedly presented Francesca Albanese as an authority on Israel and Gaza. But when she made a major error about antisemitism, the outlets that elevated her largely stayed silent.

|ByMASHA GABRIEL
UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has become one of the most controversial figures in the UN human rights system, drawing condemnation over her statements on Israel and the Gaza War.

Albanese apologizes for misinterpreting Nazi camp term away from original meaning of Jews

In her original statement, she said, “In fact, when they were being taken to the gas chambers, there are some accounts of life in the concentration camps saying that Jews were called ‘the Muslims.’” 

|BySAM HALPERN, JONAH DAVIDOV
Yair Golan, chairman of The Democrats party, with party members following the announcement of the results of The Democrats party primaries ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 20, 2026.

Yair Golan wants Arab representation in next gov't as Knesset polls show wide disparities

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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese served with US legal papers during Johannesburg lecture

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was served with legal papers during her speech in Johannesburg, facing defamation and trade libel accusations related to her stance on Israel.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Francesca Albanese gives an address at Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, October 6, 2025.

Holocaust survivors son against Francesca Albanese: "She's obsessed with my mother"

"Evidently, Albanese had not read my mother's words in which she states that she feels repulsion for the Netanyahu government and the fascist and racist right-wing in power today in Israel," he said.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByADNKRONOS INTERNATIONAL, ROME (TNS)
Italian Senator Liliana Segre attends the opening of the first International Summit on Children’s Rights at the Clementina Hall on February 03, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican.

Spain launches investigation into 158 companies tied to 'Israeli-occupied territories'

According to a new law approved by the Spanish Government last week, the advertising of goods and services from the 'occupied territories' is prohibited.

OCTOBER 1, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
A drone view of Al-Arroub refugee camp alongside a new road, part of the expansion of Israeli bypass roads connecting Israeli settlers in the West Bank with Jerusalem, in the West Bank, September 29, 2025.

US, Israel criticize UN staff over Israel-Hamas War stance amid protests, documents show

United Nations staffers have been accused of violating standards of conduct that require them to maintain neutrality.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025ByREUTERS
Staff of the United Nations agencies gather to denounce their colleagues killed in Gaza since October 2023 outside the European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 18, 2025

Grapevine, September 12, 2025: The ever-revolving door

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
BARBARA SOFER (middle-left) and Barbara Goldstein flanked by Hadassah event chair Anne Rothenberg (left) and Hadassah Israel National President Rivkah Cooper.

Gaza flotilla claims ship struck by drone, but Tunisian authorities assert an accidental fire

The flotilla stated in a post on Instagram that it believed that its main "Family boat" was struck by a drone.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
CCTV footage shows a glow from a fire that struck a vessel of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) in the Tunisian waters off the coast of Tunisia, September 8, 2025

UN's Albanese sued for accusing Christian groups of financing 'genocide'

The groups said that the UN representative engaged in a "malicious and false campaign accusing the charities of war crimes and other heinous acts" in a June report.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.

The anti-Israel Hall of Shame: Naming and shaming the haters of the Jewish state

In a world so divided, it is important to know just who your friends are – and who aren’t.

AUGUST 30, 2025ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
Thousands of demonstrators called for an end to the war in Gaza in a protest in Copenhagen on August 24, 2025.

Two Israelis attacked in the Netherlands, False reports of terror cause chaos at Jerusalem shuk

Netanyahu approves Gaza City takeover • Arab-Israeli citizen returns to Israel after imprisonment in Lebanese jail • Lebanon begins disarming Palestinian factions

AUGUST 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.

Francesca Albanese needs to be fired. Hamas are terrorists not a 'political force' - editorial

When a UN official tells the world to see Hamas primarily as a political service provider, the signal to would-be spoilers everywhere is unmistakable: wage war from behind civilians.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.