UN Special Rapporteur Draws Outrage After Mocking Murdered Woman’s Mother
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By יוסי נכטיגל
What happened
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was widely condemned after mocking the mother of a German woman killed in Hamas’s October 7 attack. The exchange followed the mother’s complaint about a hostile, anti-Israel atmosphere at a Berlin screening where Albanese was the guest of honor. Israel’s UN ambassador denounced Albanese and noted her record of controversy and past US sanctions.
- 01Albanese mocked a bereaved mother with the words, “take your medication.”
- 02The mother said she felt intense hatred toward Israel at a Berlin event in March.
- 03Her daughter, Caroline Bohl, was killed in Hamas’s October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz.
- 04Israeli envoy Danny Danon issued a sharp public condemnation.
- 05Albanese has previously faced US sanctions over her comments.
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