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UN Palestine Rapporteur says she won't resign despite French backlash
Francesca Albanese denies antisemitic remarks and rejects resignation amid claims based on manipulated videos; she highlights criticism of 62 states supporting Israel, including France.
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Defiant Albanese rejects smear campaign, refuses to step down
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has defiantly rejected calls for her to step down following a coordinated smear campaign led by pro-Israel politicians, insisting she retains "the trust of the UN Human Rights Council" and will not be intimidated. Speaking to Euronews on Friday, the UN rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories dismissed the allegations against her as "ludicrous", pushing back forcefully against pressure from Fran…
by Angelo Palazzolo On 23 February, at the UN Human Rights Council, the resignation of Francesca Albanese, special rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories will be formally requested. The initiative will be promoted by the French Foreign Minister, accompanied by colleagues from Germany, Italy (our Tajani could not be missing), Austria and the Czech Republic. The accusation is heavy: to have defined Israel as a common e…
On 11 February 2026, Jean-Noël Barrot called for the resignation of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for words she never made. The minister took up a charge made by macro- MP Caroline Yadan on the basis of a truncated video. The historian Sophie Bessis and the essayist Dominique Eddé denounce a French foreign policy without compass, which chose to take it from Francesca Albanese while silent on th…
Has Francesca described Albanese Israel as "a common enemy of humanity?" The Left Group criticises: Disinformation regarding the UN Special Rapporteur, what Germany should actually be concerned with The recent campaign against Francesca Albanese began with a video clip. On social media, the selectively cut video of a lecture by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories spread rapidly. Albanese is said to have described Israel as "…
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