US EditionFrance and Germany Call for UN Rapporteur Albanese's Resignation Over Israel Remarks
France and Germany demand UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese resign after her remarks on Israel, with France set to push for removal at the UN Human Rights Council session on Feb. 23.
- Germany has demanded the resignation or dismissal of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese over her recent statements about Israel, calling her position untenable.
- France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned Albanese's remarks, calling them outrageous and unacceptable and describing her as spreading hateful rhetoric against Israel.
- Albanese faced widespread criticism for allegedly labeling Israel the 'common enemy of humanity' during an Al Jazeera conference, sparking calls for her removal from multiple countries and organizations.
- Albanese denies making the specific statement, calling the accusations false, while various UN member states and organizations continue to urge her removal due to claims of bias and unacceptable rhetoric.
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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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