The outspoken Italian human rights lawyer, Francesca Albanese, accuses British politicians of genocide denial and urges the EU to cut trade ties with Israel
Middle East Eye
Part 3 - 'Let's talk about genocide'
Born in 1977 in Ariano Irpino, southern Italy, the 47-year-old is one of the youngest special rapporteurs in the UN's history. Along with Italian, Albanese speaks English, French, Spanish, and Indonesian.
Albanese's public challenging of Israel’s narrative has earned her celebrity status among the anti-genocide movement worldwide.
Her interactions with journalists and state leaders have garnered millions of views on social media, and her talks at universities have been received with standing ovations.
Outside campuses where she held talks last week in London, she was received with solidarity protests by students holding Palestinian flags and counter-protests by those with Israeli flags and banners reading “ban Fran”.
Albanese's public challenging of Israel’s narrative has earned her celebrity status among the anti-genocide movement worldwide.
Her interactions with journalists and state leaders have garnered millions of views on social media, and her talks at universities have been received with standing ovations.
Outside campuses where she held talks last week in London, she was received with solidarity protests by students holding Palestinian flags and counter-protests by those with Israeli flags and banners reading “ban Fran”.
In her interview with MEE, Albanese took aim at British mainstream media for amplifying the counterprotests.
"Why give oxygen to these few individuals whose only job is to defend Israel at the time it is committing genocide? Let’s talk about genocide. Let’s talk about the unfolding, unabated, continuing destruction of Gaza, and let's talk of the people, British or non-British, who stand powerfully against it and who are calling their policymakers to address this, to stop enabling this.
"In order to speak of my visit, they had to go through the ten flags and ten people who were out there protesting against an overwhelming majority of young people standing there in solidarity or to show their support to me," she said, referring to media interviews.
"Why give oxygen to these few individuals whose only job is to defend Israel at the time it is committing genocide? Let’s talk about genocide. Let’s talk about the unfolding, unabated, continuing destruction of Gaza, and let's talk of the people, British or non-British, who stand powerfully against it and who are calling their policymakers to address this, to stop enabling this.
"In order to speak of my visit, they had to go through the ten flags and ten people who were out there protesting against an overwhelming majority of young people standing there in solidarity or to show their support to me," she said, referring to media interviews.
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