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France and Germany Call for UN Rapporteur Albanese's Resignation Over Israel Remarks
France and Germany demand resignation of UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese after her remarks accusing Israel of genocide and calling it a 'common enemy,' sparking international condemnation.
- France and Germany have called for the resignation of Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, due to comments allegedly targeting Israel.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned Albanese's remarks, accusing her of comparing Israel to the Third Reich and justifying attacks against Israel.
- Albanese spoke at a forum organized in Doha, mentioning a 'common enemy' enabling genocide in Gaza, but denied saying 'Israel is the common enemy of humanity.'
- About 50 French lawmakers signed a letter calling for Albanese's dismissal, describing her statements as conspiratorial and dehumanizing.
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The Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the Czech Republic have asked this week for the resignation of the UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, whom they accuse of having claimed that Israel is the “common enemy of humanity”, a word she calls false and taken out of context. She has also criticized the diplomat, without ever asking for her cessation, the Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tiani.
European Countries Join France in Demanding Anti-Israel UN Special Rapporteur Albanese’s Resignation
Francesa Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, speaks at a conference, “A Cartography of Genocide” Israel’s Conduct in Gaza,” at the Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, Oct. 6, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli Top diplomats from Austria, Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic have joined France in calling for the resignation of the United Nations’ special rapporteur on …
More than 50 French MPs accused Francesca Albanese of saying that "Israel is the common enemy of humanity", taking her words out of context.The French and German governments have asked for her resignationInterview - Francesca Albanese: "Liberal democracies are heading towards the Israeli model, with vigilance, control and exclusion" This week the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, called for the resignation of the United Nations Special …
Several European countries have sharply criticized the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories for her statement about Israel as the "common enemy of humanity", which Albanese did not even utter.
Jean-Noël Barrot, joined by several European foreign ministers, calls for the resignation of the Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, on the basis of what she did not say, an offensive that is part of an old campaign of denigration.
French, German, Jewish leaders call for resignation of UN’s Francesca Albanese over ‘common enemy’ comments
(JTA) — A slew of prominent voices, including the French foreign minister, have called for the resignation of United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese over her latest comments about Israel. Albanese, the U.N.’s Palestinian rights envoy, is a vocal critic of Israel who has drawn sustained rebuke from multiple U.S. administrations over comments seen as veering sharply into antisemitic territory. Last year, the Trump administration form…
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