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THE UN'S ANTISEMITIC RAPPORTEUR

How Francesca Albanese Abuses Her Biased UN Mandate to Propagate Antisemitism and Support for Terror 

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How the UN and Francesca Albanese Engaged in a Cover-Up to Conceal Her Funding by Pro-Hamas Lobby Groups

“I have never had, and will never have, anything to hide.” So claimed Francesca Albanese in July 2024 in response to UN Watch’s detailed allegations that she took funding from pro-Hamas lobby groups. Yet this report reveals how the UN and its rapporteur engaged in a deliberate cover-up to conceal her funding by pro-Hamas lobby groups, and her commission of other grave ethical violations and financial misconduct, warranting an urgent and independent investigation.

Ms. Albanese lied, the UN lied to protect her, and a biased internal committee served as the mechanism to bury misconduct, avoid accountability, and ensure her renewal. UN Watch’s evidence, mostly confirmed by the UN’s Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, establishes that Ms. Albanese engaged in systemic violations of the Code of Conduct. Yet, instead of upholding its rules and enforcing accountability, the UN chose to grant Ms. Albanese impunity.

The UN’s failure to hold Ms. Albanese accountable illustrates a systemic failure of oversight and integrity. UN Watch calls for an immediate independent investigation into Ms. Albanese’s conduct and the UN’s cover-up.

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The 60-page report documents how Albanese, the UN Human Rights Council’s monitor tasked with investigating “Israel’s violations” in the Palestinian territories, routinely portrays Israelis as Nazis, complains that America is “subjugated by the Jewish Lobby,” and denies the Hamas atrocities of October 7, 2023.

The report calls on the UN to release all documents and receipts from Albanese’s alleged $20,000 lobbying trip to Australia in November for which she is already under investigation for allegations that pro-Hamas groups funded the junket.

The report details how terrorist groups like Hamas and their financiers in Iran cite Albanese’s arguments to justify their campaigns of violence.  

The report also uncovers how Albanese has a paid job to lobby against Israel, for which she founded and runs a global influence network of more than 100 individuals and NGOs to target Israel by orchestrating lawfare campaigns, whitewashing Hamas terrorism, and cynically manipulating governments into funding UNRWA.

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Join our Global Call to Remove Francesca Albanese from her Position

For far too long, Francesca Albanese has abused her UN mandate to spread antisemitism and Hamas propaganda. She has been condemned by France, Germany, the US, and various organizations for spreading blatant antisemitism. Now she’s under investigation for allegations that pro-Hamas groups funded her $20,000 lobbying trip to Australia. Join our appeal to urge all countries to support UN Watch’s resolution to terminate Francesca Albanese’s mandate.

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Albanese’s Global Influence Network Targeting Israel

Albanese is proud of co-founding and running the “Global Network on the Question of Palestine” (GNQP). She runs it under the auspices of the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) in Amman, an organization she joined in November 2018 as a senior advisor. The Global Network of 100 experts, senior advisors and observers includes senior Palestinian politicians and diplomats, academics, and journalists, as well as many from Western countries such as the U.S., Canada, UK, Austria, Italy and France. The network targets Israel by orchestrating lawfare campaigns, whitewashing Hamas terrorism, and cynically manipulating governments into funding UNRWA.

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Methodology & Standards of Documentation

This research archive compiles findings from UN Watch investigations into the conduct of Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories. Evidence is derived from verified social media content, financial records, direct transcripts of public speeches, and official government statements from the U.S., France, Germany, and other member states.

Antisemitism, Hate Speech, and Holocaust Distortion

  • Documented Findings: Since 2014, Albanese has a documented record of utilizing antisemitic tropes and Holocaust inversion, resulting in her having been sanctioned by the U.S., and denounced by France, Germany, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Hungary, Argentina, Estonia, Latvia, and the Czech Republic, for antisemitism, Holocaust inversion, and violating the UN code of conduct. Key incidents include:
    • Claiming that America is “subjugated by the Jewish lobby”.
    • Asserting that the October 7th victims were killed in response to “Israel’s oppression” rather than antisemitism.
    • Comparing the State of Israel to the Nazi “Third Reich” while comparing the Prime Minister of Israel to Adolf Hitler.
    • Repeatedly whitewashing Hamas’s atrocities, including by denying evidence of sexual assault against Israelis.
  • Sources: Francesca Albanese’s Antisemitism on Display, Condemnations Against Antisemitic UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
  • Documented Findings: On February 7, 2026, at a forum in Doha organized by Al Jazeera, Francesca Albanese designated Israel as the “common enemy of humanity.” Other event speakers included Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. This statement led to an immediate demand for her resignation by the French, German, Italian, and Czech governments. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot characterized the remarks as “outrageous and reprehensible,” stating that Albanese had “betrayed the spirit” of the United Nations.
  • Source: Condemnations Against Antisemitic UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
  • Documented findings: Yes, in October 2025, Albanese retweeted a post which said that “Israel is the incarnation of evil.” In January 2026, she also shared and commented on a post which said that “Israel is pure evil in a way the world just has never seen before.”
  • Investigative Context: Albanese has a long history of antisemitism and demonizing Israel, resulting in U.S. sanctions against her and condemnation by multiple governments from around the world.

Source: X (formerly Twitter),  Francesca Albanese’s Antisemitism on Display

  • Documented Findings: Albanese has repeatedly compared contemporary Israeli policy to that of Nazi Germany, referring to the Jewish state as “the Fourth Reich” (July 2025) and referring to Gaza as “the largest and most shameful concentration camp of the 21st century.” Albanese has also compared the Prime Minister of Israel to Adolf Hitler. Comparing the Jewish state to its exterminators is a core violation of the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism, which has been formally adopted by countries around the world.
  • Sources: Francesca Albanese’s Ten Most Terrible Moments in July 2025, Francesca Albanese’s Antisemitism on Display
  • Documented Findings: In June 2025, Albanese told Spain’s Público that “the idea of a pure race didn’t die with Hitler. It mutated… it still exists—it still lingers in this system, in the DNA of the Western system.” Albanese also wrote in December  2023 that “500yrs of colonialism have left an imprint in the DNA of the West.”
  • Source: UN Watch: Francesca Albanese’s Anti-American & Anti-Western Statements
  • Documented Findings: Yes. In August 2024, Francesca Albanese officially referred to Gaza as “the largest and most shameful concentration camp of the 21st century”. The use of Holocaust-specific terminology to describe contemporary Israeli security policy is a documented violation of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, which has been formally adopted by countries around the world.
  • Source: Francesca Albanese’s Seven Most Shameful Moments in August 2025
  • Documented Findings: UN Watch exposed a decade-long record of social media activity by Massimiliano Calì (a World Bank economist) in which he branded Israel “the most terrorist state on earth,” compared Israelis to Nazis, and justified Palestinian suicide bombings.
  • Albanese/UN Response: Albanese omitted her husband’s professional and political ties on her UN application. After the exposé in August 2025, Calì attempted to “scrub” his page by deleting the documented posts.
  • Investigative Rebuttal: Calì previously worked for the Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas, where he authored reports on Israel’s “exploitative” policies—a direct conflict of interest for his wife’s mandate that was never disclosed to the UN.

Source: World Bank economist, husband of Francesca Albanese, attacks “Amerika,” Israel & the West

  • Documented Findings: In January 2015, following the Charlie Hebdo terror attack, Francesca Albanese shared an article from the Iranian state-owned PressTV claiming the “CIA and Mossad carried out the Paris attack”. This pattern of promoting state-sponsored conspiracy theories regarding global terrorism is cited as evidence of a long-standing disqualifying bias.

Source: Francesca Albanese’s Anti-American & Anti-Western Statements

  • Documented Findings: In June 2025, the University of Bern withdrew a permit for an Amnesty International panel featuring Albanese. The university stated the “balance of the event could not be guaranteed” following UN Watch’s latest exposé. Universities in Berlin and Munich also canceled her appearances over concerns of “hate speech”.

Source: Francesca Albanese’s Six Worst Moments in June 2025

  • Documented Findings: In a September 2025 interview with Italian media, Francesca Albanese complained about U.S. sanctions and public criticism, stating, “I am treated almost like Osama bin Laden. And I say almost because there isn’t a warrant for my arrest”.
  • Forensic Context: By equating her legal and professional sanctions to the treatment of the mastermind of the September 11th terror attacks, she portrayed herself as a victim of extreme “injustice” while trivializing the actions of a global terrorist.

Source: Francesca Albanese’s Seven Most Shocking Statements in September 2025

  • Documented Findings: On September 6, 2025, during a UN press conference, Francesca Albanese referred to the Palestinian population as being “trapped in the Gaza Ghetto”.
  • Forensic Rebuttal: This intentional use of Holocaust-specific terminology to describe contemporary Gaza is a form of Holocaust distortion designed to draw a false moral equivalence between Israeli security measures and the Nazi persecution of Jews.

Source: Francesca Albanese’s Seven Most Shocking Statements in September 2025

  • Documented Findings: On September 23, 2025, Francesca Albanese officially called on FIFA and UEFA to suspend Israel from international football, citing her own claims of “ongoing genocide”.
  • Investigative Context: This use of a UN mandate to lobby for cultural and athletic boycotts is cited by critics as evidence of her role as a political activist rather than a human rights monitor.

Source: Francesca Albanese’s Seven Most Shocking Statements in September 2025

  • Documented Findings: In September 2025, Francesca Albanese was documented “tokenizing” Jewish religious testimony by tweeting that the “meaning of Yom Kippur” should be used to aware people of the situation in Gaza.
  • Forensic Rebuttal: Albanese’s remarks were an offensive appropriation of Judaism’s holiest day of the year to fuel her political campaign against the State of Israel.

Source: Francesca Albanese’s Seven Most Shocking Statements in September 2025

  • Documented Findings: In August 2025, Albanese publicly attacked Holocaust survivor and Italian Senator Liliana Segre, calling it “indecent” for Segre to “instrumentalize the fight against antisemitism”.
  • Analysis: The targeting of a prominent Holocaust survivor for her concerns about rising antisemitism was widely condemned by Jewish communities and the Italian government as an egregious violation of diplomatic conduct.

Source: Francesca Albanese’s Seven Most Shameful Moments in August 2025

Terrorism Alignment, Hamas Support, and Atrocity Denial

  • Documented Findings: Investigative research shows Albanese has moved beyond monitoring to active alignment with Hamas narratives:
    • Direct Engagement: She addressed an official Hamas conference in 2022, telling terror leaders “You have a right to resist”.
    • Atrocity Denial: Faced with compelling evidence of Hamas’s sexual violence on October 7th, Albanese repeatedly engages in systematic rape denialism.
    • Propaganda Use: Her official UN reports are systematically cited by Hamas and the IRGC (Iran) to justify military action and lobby for sanctions.

Source: The Terrorists Who Cite Francesca Albanese, Rape Denier Francesca Albanese

  • Documented Findings: On July 9, 2025, the U.S. government imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, making her the first UN official in history to be sanctioned while in office. The sanctions freeze her U.S. assets, bar her from the U.S. financial system, and deny her entry into the country.
  • Investigative Context: The U.S. State Department cited her “unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism, and open contempt for the West.” Specifically, her “threatening letters” to American companies across the finance and technology sectors were highlighted. Prior to the sanctions, U.S. government officials from both political parties repeatedly condemned Albanese for antisemitic remarks made in her position.
  • Sources: UN Watch: U.S. Sanctions UN’s Francesca Albanese in Unprecedented Move, Condemnations Against Antisemitic UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
  • Documented Findings: Yes. Albanese claimed that the victims of the October 7th massacre were killed in response to “Israel’s oppression” rather than antisemitism. She stated it was wrong to label the attack as the “worst antisemitic massacre of the 21st century.” This claim triggered historic condemnations from the French and German foreign ministries, with France calling her remarks “scandalous” and “a disgrace” while Germany said it was “appalling” for Albanese “to justify the horrific terror attacks and to “deny their antisemitic nature.”
  • Source: UN Watch: France & Germany Condemn UN’s Francesca Albanese for Antisemitism
  • Documented Findings: Faced with compelling evidence of Hamas’s sexual violence on October 7th, Francesca Albanese repeatedly engaged in systematic rape denialism. For example, during a webinar in August 2025, Albanese claimed “there isn’t a shred of proof that rapes were committed, let alone mass rapes” by Hamas on October 7th, despite the publication of UN reports (Pramila Patten) confirming clear evidence of such crimes.
  • Source: Francesca Albanese’s Seven Most Shameful Moments in August 2025, Rape Denier Francesca Albanese
  • Documented Findings: Albanese publicly denied that the October 7th massacre was the “worst antisemitic attack since the Holocaust,” instead defining it as a “reaction to Israel’s oppression”. This statement was condemned by the French Foreign Ministry as a “scandal” and by the German Foreign Ministry as “appalling,” noting that the October 7th attacks were a targeted, antisemitic mass murder.

Source: Germany & France Condemn UN’s Francesca Albanese for Disgraceful Antisemitism

  • Documented Findings: In January 2015, following the Charlie Hebdo terror attack, Francesca Albanese shared an article from Iranian state media PressTV titled “CIA and Mossad carried out the Paris attack”. While serving as a UN official, Albanese has also repeatedly given interviews with Iran’s PressTV.
  • Forensic Context: The sharing of state-sponsored conspiracy theories regarding global terrorism is cited by investigators as early evidence of her long-standing bias and lack of commitment to factual integrity.

Source: Francesca Albanese’s Antisemitism on Display

  • Documented Findings: Investigative monitoring shows that Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran routinely cite and rely on Albanese’s official UN reports (such as “Anatomy of a Genocide”) to fuel their media propaganda and justify military campaigns. The frequent use of her work by designated terrorist groups is presented as evidence of her failure to adhere to UN standards of impartiality and professional integrity.

Source: The Terrorists Who Cite Francesca Albanese

  • Documented Findings: In November 2022, Francesca Albanese participated via video in an official conference in Gaza hosted by Hamas. Addressing senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders—including Ghazi Hamad and Basem Naim—she told them: “You have a right to resist”.
  • Investigative Context: Hamas officials publicly expressed their “appreciation” for her “objectivity and professionalism” in conveying their narrative to the world.

Source: The Terrorists Who Cite Francesca Albanese

  • Documented Findings: Legal analysis of her report, “An International Genocide,” shows it mentions Hamas only twice and never substantively. It contains no discussion of the October 7th atrocities, the torture of hostages, or the systematic use of human shields.
  • Forensic Rebuttal: By erasing the context of a war initiated by Hamas, the report advanced a blueprint for Israel’s isolation while absolving the perpetrators of the October 7th massacre.

Source: Debunking Lies in Francesca Albanese’s October 2025 UNGA Report

  • Documented Findings: On September 15, 2025, during a press conference in Geneva, Francesca Albanese claimed that the “real death toll in Gaza” should be thought of as 680,000, asserting that 380,000 of those were infants under the age of five.
  • Forensic Rebuttal: Investigators noted this claim is not only false but mathematically impossible, as it alleges the death of more children under five than the total number of children in that age bracket residing in the Gaza Strip. Albanese later admitted she made the false statement to be “provocative”.

Source: Francesca Albanese’s Made-Up Math and False “Facts”

  • Documented Findings: In her 24-page report to the UN General Assembly titled “An International Genocide,” the word “genocide” appears 78 times. Analysis by UN Watch noted that while she fixates on the genocide charge against Israel, her report mentions Hamas only twice and never substantively, effectively erasing the context of the October 7th atrocities and the ongoing hostage crisis.

Source: Debunking Lies in Francesca Albanese’s October 2025 UNGA Report

Institutional Misconduct, Sanctions, and Ethical Violations

  • Documented Findings: As of early 2026, the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic have all issued unprecedented repudiations of her conduct and have called for her resignation:
    • U.S. Sanctions: Sanctioned her in 2025 for having “spewed unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism, and open contempt for the United States, Israel, and the West.”
    • France: Formally demanded her resignation in February 2026 over her antisemitism and bias.
    • Germany: Condemned her “appalling” claims regarding October 7th.
    • Italy: Blasted her reports as “entirely devoid of credibility”.
    • Czech Republic: Condemned her “unacceptable and indefensible” rhetoric about Israel.
  • Source: Condemnations Against Antisemitic UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
  • Documented Findings: On July 9, 2025, the U.S. government imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, making her the first UN official in history to be sanctioned while in office. The sanctions freeze her U.S. assets, bar her from the U.S. financial system, and deny her entry into the country.
  • Investigative Context: The U.S. State Department cited her “unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism, and open contempt for the West.” Specifically, her “threatening letters” to American companies across the finance and technology sectors were highlighted. Prior to the sanctions, U.S. government officials from both political parties repeatedly condemned Albanese for antisemitic remarks made in her position.
  • Sources: UN Watch: U.S. Sanctions UN’s Francesca Albanese in Unprecedented Move, Condemnations Against Antisemitic UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
  • Documented Findings: Investigations revealed that a November 2023 lobbying trip to Australia and New Zealand, estimated to cost $22,500, was partially funded by external pro-Hamas lobby groups (AFOPA, PSNA) rather than the United Nations.  Accepting external remuneration for official UN work violates Article 3 of the UN Code of Conduct. Although Albanese denied receiving external funds, a UN internal committee composed of Albanese’s friends and fellow rapporteurs eventually confirmed the existence of “external funding.”
  • Source: Report: UN Orchestrated Cover-Up of Francesca Albanese’s Misconduct
  • Documented Findings: In violation of Article 3 of the U.N. Special Procedures Code of Conduct, internal emails confirmed that Albanese requested honoraria for speaking engagements be funneled through her research assistant, Sara Troian, via invoices from the International Institute for Social Studies at Erasmus University.
  • Investigative Context: This practice was a documented attempt to circumvent U.N. rules prohibiting Special Rapporteurs from accepting direct payment for work performed in an official capacity. Despite being composed of Albanese’s friends and fellow rapporteurs, a U.N. internal committee stated that “that it was inappropriate to suggest that the honorarium be transferred toward the fellowship of Ms. Albanese’s assistant.”
  • Source: UN Watch: How Erasmus University Empowered Francesca Albanese’s Wrongdoing, UNHRC Coordination Committee Rebukes Francesca Albanese
  • Documented Findings: In December 2025, Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) removed Francesca Albanese from its list of “Affiliated Scholars” and deleted her biography page. This came in the wake of a major campaign by UN Watch exposing Albanese’s support for terrorism and antisemitism, including a 60-page report documenting Albanese’s history of antisemitic rhetoric and violations of the UN Code of Conduct.
  • Albanese Response: Albanese characterized the removal as a “betrayal” and a “fallout of the sanctions” by the U.S. government.

Source: Georgetown University Removes UN’s Francesca Albanese

  • Documented Findings: In March 2025, the UNHRC Coordination Committee confirmed that there was indeed “external funding” for Francesca Albanese’s internal travel within Australia and New Zealand in November 2023. Evidence from UN Watch found the funding to be from pro-Hamas lobby groups. This finding directly contradicts Albanese’s repeated public assertions since 2023 that the trip was “fully funded by the UN”. Despite confirming the illicit funding, the committee granted her impunity, which UN Watch characterized as a “whitewash” to enable her mandate renewal.

Source: U.S. Urges Ouster of UN Envoy Over Pro-Hamas Funding

  • Documented Findings: Following the July 2025 sanctions against Francesca Albanese, UN Watch determined that her husband is also barred from entry to the United States. U.S. authorities have the power to block his entry if he is found to be “acting on her behalf” or promoting the same extremist incitement.
  • Forensic Context: This creates a severe professional complication, as his employer, the World Bank, is headquartered in Washington, D.C..

Source: UN Watch Calls on World Bank to Fire Albanese’s Husband

  • Documented Findings: In early 2025, Francesca Albanese accepted an invitation to address who she believed was the Columbia University student encampment. The invitation, which came from the “Chief Rabbi of Gaza” was later revealed to be a parody.
  • Investigative Context: UN Watch cited this as evidence of her willingness to engage with extremist elements and her lack of fundamental knowledge regarding the territory she monitors (which has had no Jewish population since 2005). Moreover, in the email exchange, Albanese requested an honorarium be paid to her assistant in violation of UN rules.

Source: How Erasmus University Empowered Francesca Albanese’s Wrongdoing

  • Documented Findings: In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division called on the UN to “immediately remove” Francesca Albanese from her post. The DOJ stated that her conduct—specifically her secret funding by pro-Hamas groups as revealed by UN Watch—had “disgraced the institution you represent”.

Source: U.S. Urges Ouster of UN Envoy Over Pro-Hamas Funding

  • Documented Findings: Prior to her appointment as Special Rapporteur, UN Watch warned the UN that Albanese had a documented history of extreme bias, including comparing the Nakba to the Holocaust and characterizing Israel as an “apartheid” state. Despite these warnings and the UN’s own requirement for “impartiality and objectivity,” the Human Rights Council proceeded with her appointment, which critics cite as the beginning of a “systemic failure” in UN vetting procedures.

Source: UN to Name Investigator on Israel who Compares it to Nazi Germany

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Spreads Antisemitism

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Supports Terrorism

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