Tag: Francesca Albanese
What the UN ignores on Francesca Albanese
During a press conference at Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital of Ottawa on Nov. 5, Francesca Albanese—the U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories—once again accused Israel of the usual. That means...
Petition to fire UN special rapporteur surpasses 40,000 signatures
UN Watch published a petition urging for the removal of Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for Palestinian rights, that so far has received more than 40,000 signatures towards a goal of 51,200.
The latest initiative says...
UN refers Albanese probe, for alleged pro-Hamas funded trips, to colleagues who defended her
The Magna Carta entitles the accused to a “lawful judgment of his peers.” The United Nations appears to take that literally in assigning an investigation of Francesca Albanese, special rapporteur for the Palestinians, to her colleagues...
UN Watch accuses Albanese of taking payments from activist groups
The U.N. Watch NGO on Thursday accused the Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories of “gross violations of U.N. rules and professional ethics.”
In a complaint filed to U.N. Secretary General António...
Gaza ‘chief rabbi’ dupes staff of UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Hillel Neuer, executive director of U.N. Watch, is calling for an investigation of Francesca Albanese after a staff member for the U.N. special rapporteur for the Palestinian-controlled territories appeared to ask that an honorarium...
UN rapporteur accuses Jewish state of genocide on day after Iran attacks Israel
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur for the Palestinians who has a long history of denouncing Israel, glossed over Iran’s attack against the Jewish state on Saturday in a social media post the...
Hard to punish Hamas due to Arab nations’ fears, Thomas-Greenfield says
Interviewing Linda Thomas-Greenfield on his eponymous show, Don Lemon asked the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations why it is so hard to punish Hamas.
“I can’t answer that question,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “I ask that question...
Not an international crime to kill soldiers, UN’s Francesca Albanese says of Oct. 7
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur for Palestinian rights, has courted controversy among Israel supporters for her one-sided faulting of Israel for its conflict with the Palestinians and comments she has made which...
UN official accuses Israel of depriving Palestinians of their liberty
The U.N. special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories on Monday issued a scathing report accusing Israel of abusing Palestinians and depriving them of liberty.
Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer with a long history of hostile...
Israel, US slam UN envoy over antisemitic comments
Israel and the United States on Wednesday slammed United Nations envoy Francesca Albanese over antisemitic statements she made in 2014 that recently resurfaced.
Albanese, the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of...