Holocaust Distortion from U.N. “Expert”: Francesca Albanese claims Jews in Nazi death camps “were called Muslims.” Antisemitism targets “Semitic peoples” and “not just discrimination against Jews.”
Even in Nazi death camps: She cannot name Jew-hatred without replacing the Jews. pic.twitter.com/ipSMTOK0Vu
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) September 24, 2026
Seen over 1.2 million times, UN Watch was the first to expose Albanese’s outrageous claims that Jews in Nazi death camps “were called Muslims” and that antisemitism targets “Semitic peoples” and “not just discrimination against Jews.”
Immediately, Albanese faced widespread condemnation, including from Holocaust Remembrance Center Yad Vashem and Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken, who said Albanese “is pro-Russian and hates Jews.”
@FranceskAlbs ventures into obvious and dangerous historical revisionism with her attempt to recast the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews as merely part of a broader hatred of the “non-white”, non European or “non-Christian.”
Her portrayal of the history of modern antisemitism…
— Yad Vashem (@yadvashem) September 28, 2026
While initially defended by her base, pressure began to mount — including from liberal Italian Senator Raffaella Paita who called her “outburst” as an “attempt to downplay the role of Jews as victims of the Shoah.”
As a result, Albanese was forced to issue a rare apology which only further amplified the story and drew more criticism. In a viral response, Hillel Neuer captured the perception: “Apology not accepted. You are not acting in good faith. You must resign.”
Apology not accepted. You repeatedly campaigned to erase the very meaning of hatred against Jews and engaged in Holocaust inversion. You have apologized before for antisemitic remarks, only to then renege. You are not acting in good faith. You must resign. In the name of God, go. https://t.co/OXI0Jv0q1r
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 28, 2026
British-Palestinian peace advocate John Aziz also criticized her lack of understanding. Coming from her own supporters, even Ihab Hassan — who is hostile towards Israel — condemned Albanese for attacking the Jewish state through “distorting the Holocaust” and “the history of antisemitism.”
Quickly thereafter, Albanese returned to her normal voice, making another post which effectively walked back her “sincere apology.” Even quicker, once this was called out by Hillel Neuer, Albanese deleted this new post and hasn’t commented again on the debacle in hopes the story blows over.
DELETED: After I called it out, Francesca Albanese has deleted her post from today (https://t.co/BYt96GM9or) that effectively walked back her “sincere apology” for her not knowing antisemitism targets Jews. Her post had also endorsed a supporter's praise of her “rare virtue.” 🧵 https://t.co/iZeUHPjPK2 pic.twitter.com/XBiIVl7Yto
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 29, 2026
Already condemned by over a dozen nations for antisemitism and Holocaust inversion, UN Watch will continuing applying pressure on Albanese until she is forced to resign.
