Previous calls for action against Albanese:
In October, United Nations Watch published a report titled “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing:

Why Democracies Should Sanction UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese,” urging democratic nations:
1. to impose sanctions on the special rapporteur
2. and accusing her of promoting antisemitism, supporting terrorism,
3. and spreading misinformation.

The report called for her removal, citing a series of statements and actions that violated UN impartiality standards and promoted hatred against Israel and the Jewish people. UN Watch demanded swift action to terminate her mandate.

The report identified numerous instances in which Albanese has been accused of using antisemitic rhetoric.
In a 2014 Facebook post, she claimed, “America is subjugated by the Jewish Lobby,” a classic antisemitic trope suggesting Jewish control of governments.

In another incident from February 2024 she downplayed the atrocities of October 7 dismissing it as a “reaction to Israel’s oppression,” even after Hamas targeted Jewish civilians in the deadliest attack against Jews since the Holocaust.

France called her remarks “scandalous” and “a disgrace,” while Germany condemned them as “appalling.”

The report also cited Albanese’s frequent comparisons of Israel to Nazi Germany.

She described Gaza as “the largest and most shameful concentration camp of the 21st century,” which UN Watch notes is a textbook case of antisemitism under the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition.