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September 29, 2026

The UN envoy admitted she was wrong

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תמונה: ויקיפדיה

Francesca Albanese works for the UN.

She deals with the situation of the Palestinians.

She also criticizes Israel a lot.

Albanese spoke about the word 'Muselmann.'

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Prisoners in Nazi camps used this word. She mistakenly said the word was related to Muslims.

Albanese also said that the word 'antisemitism' previously referred to hatred of all Semitic peoples. Yad Vashem said she was wrong. Antisemitism is hatred of Jews.

Later, Albanese apologized. She admitted she misunderstood the word 'Muselmann.' Israel's UN ambassador, Danny Danon, said she is distorting history to attack Israel.