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Swords of Iron: sources IIIIIIIII (view source)
Revision as of 00:23, February 12, 2026
, February 12→Notes part IIII: Jan 22, 2026+
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Monday, February 09, 2026.
Oh look. @Amnesty is lying again about Israel.
Last week, Amnesty International's Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy & Campaigns Erika Guevara Rosas tweeted, and Amnesty reweeted:
Older people in Gaza are facing a brutal, overlooked health crisis amid Israel’s ongoing genocide. A new joint investigation by @Amnesty and @HelpAge reveals how Israel’s continued blockade of aid and essential medicines is causing a devastating collapse in older people’s physical and mental health.
Amnesty's press release about the report says in its headline "Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid and medicines." It describes "Israel’s ongoing unlawful, cruel and inhumane restrictions on the entry of life-saving aid" as being proven fact. It says, "Internally displaced older people also described to Amnesty International how their lack of access to nutritious food, adequate shelter and healthcare was causing extreme harm due to the continuing blockade imposed by Israeli authorities."
The HelpAge report says none of that.
The report was a limited humanitarian survey of older people in Gaza, a needs assessment of 416 older individuals. It relies heavily on self-reported information. It acknowledges methodological limitations. It was designed to understand how older people are coping with displacement, chronic illness, food insecurity, and disrupted services.
At no point does this survey claim that there are any restrictions of aid into Gaza. It was not designed to evaluate border policy. It was not designed to assess whether medicines are being systematically denied entry. It contains no shipment data, no border denial logs, no inspection statistics, no inflow-versus-need calculations, no comparative pre- and post-ceasefire import figures. It does not even attempt to quantify total aid entering the territory.
In other words, it is taking individual interviews about the very real challenges older people have in the wake of a devastating war and claiming that it proves an "illegal blockade" that is part of an "ongoing genocide."
In reality, aid has been pouring into Gaza. Thousands of trucks of aid, including over 600 trucks filled with medical aid, have entered since the ceasefire, as COGAT shows.
Even during the war there were no restrictions on medicines or on medical aid that could not be repurposed for weapons.
The problems have been in distribution, which is the purpose of the NGOs in Gaza, Israel coordinates closely with them to ensure that Gazans, including the elderly, can get the aid they need without compromising on security needs.
Which is more than any other country at war has ever done.
What the report does document is hardship. Older people report difficulty obtaining medicines. Many report interrupted treatment for chronic disease. Many report weight loss, displacement, and overcrowded shelters. None of this is surprising after a war that devastated infrastructure and displaced the vast majority of the population. No serious observer believes that life in Gaza instantly became normal the moment hostilities paused.
What Amnesty has done is take those documented hardships and present them as proof of an ongoing genocidal policy driven by a blockade of aid and medicines. That is simply a lie.
War destroys systems. Infrastructure does not rebuild overnight. Chronic disease management does not resume instantly. Supply chains remain fragile. Distribution networks require stabilization. These explanations are mundane, structural, and tragically common in post-conflict settings. They do not require a theory of ongoing genocide to make sense of observed conditions.
Amnesty has shown yet again that it is more interested in making unfounded and slanderous accusations against Israel than in actually helping the people of Gaza. At least in the Middle East, it is not a human rights organization: it is an antisemitic political organization that hides its hate of Jews in Israel behind human rights.
[https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2026/02/oh-look-amnesty-is-lying-again-about.html EoZ]
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Al Jazeera "investigates" Israel supposedly vaporizing thousands of Gazans. An examination of their lies.
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This is a propaganda piece, pretending to be a scientific investigation. And the same Dr. Munir al Barsh also accused Israel of leaving booby trapped toys in Gaza. He is a Hamas employee and a major part of Hamas' information war who first made the "vaporization" accusation in 2024 , not an objective observer.
[https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2026/02/al-jazeera-investigates-israel.html EoZ]
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Insane Jew-hatred still routine in Turkish media
It's been a while since I looked at Turkish media for antisemitism, and things are at least as bad as they have ever been.
[https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2026/02/insane-jew-hatred-still-routine-in.html?m=1 EoZ]
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How Social Media Got Hamas Casualty Figures Wrong.
Sharon Levy.
February 10, 2026.
Key Takeaways:
-On social media, a claim has spread that 50,000 Hamas terrorists were killed during the war. The figure appears to stem from a misinterpretation of a Hamas government aid program for widowed families, not confirmed combatant deaths.
-Demographic and public health data, including WHO vaccination figures showing a stable or growing population of children under age 10, further demonstrate the importance of scrutinizing casualty claims rather than accepting widely repeated narratives without verification.
-These two case studies underscore the need to analyze casualty figures in Gaza using transparent data and credible methodology, rather than relying on claims without sources.
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The Ministry of Social Development further stated that 50,000 widowed families were set to receive these benefits, implying that more than widowed wives would be receiving the payments. This is likely where some analysts misinterpreted Hamas’ statement and took it to mean that for every Hamas terrorist, one wife would receive a payment. However, this payment is not exclusively for the wives of terrorists, and not every Hamas combatant would have been married by the time of his death.
What these numbers do suggest, however, is that claims of unreported casualties are likely to be false. The ability to receive a payment for reporting a death would presumably encourage many Gazans to submit claims of being widowed.
Child Casualties.
Since the early days of the war, news outlets and influencers on social media have blindly repeated Hamas’ claim that the majority of casualties were women and children. The claim implied that the IDF was specifically targeting both groups. Beyond this claim not being true – men of combat age account for around 46.7% of total casualties [https://honestreporting.com/debunked-hamas-casualty-figures-and-their-impact-on-reporting/] – data from the World Health Organization (WHO) displays that 603,000 children under the age of 10 were vaccinated at the beginning of 2025. This number exceeds the pre-war population of that age group, indicating that the overall population of young children has remained stable or even grown despite the war.
Aizenberg @Aizenberg55:
📌The WHO—not Hamas or Israel—delivered one of the most decisive Gaza war data points. It reported 603,000 children under 10 vaccinated in early 2025—MORE than the pre-war population of that age group! Every claim of excessive or undercounted fatalities collapses with this data.
[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G_JwMalXAAAahsv?format=jpg&name=900x900]
Jan 21, 2026
https://twitter.com/Aizenberg55/status/2013797366982164747
[https://honestreporting.com/how-social-media-got-hamas-casualty-figures-wrong/ HonestReporting]
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Terrorist who attacked IDF soldiers eliminated.
IDF eliminates Hamas terrorist behind multiple deadly attacks on soldiers.
Israel National News. Feb 11, 2026, 10:46 AM (GMT+2)
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422259 INN]
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Between Ankara and Tehran, Turkey is everywhere.
Analysis: while Netanyahu tries to convince Trump to attack Iran, Erdogan and his confidant, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, are leading the move to form a united Arab front against war with the Islamic Republic
Smadar Perry|2.11.26
It is well worth following the duo at the top of the Turkish government — President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, who until two years ago served for 23 years as head of Turkey’s intelligence services. Fidan is known as the president’s absolute loyalist and confidant, and Erdoğan has already declared that he is the one who will “continue in my path.”
Fidan has made clear that he is not interested in becoming president of Turkey, but he still has two years to deliberate. The two fit together like hand and glove when it comes to decision-making. In the West, Fidan has come to be seen as the “brain” of the ruler.
Erdoğan, who received pointed praise from President Donald Trump (“a tough leader I like”), is aiming for the big prize in the Middle East. So it pays to watch the Turkish president’s recent round of visits and hosting of leaders from key countries in the region, in an effort to forge a “supra-regional alliance” and, along the way, improve relations.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the Emirate of Qatar, and Jordan’s King Abdullah - who was invited to Istanbul before all of them: Erdoğan continues to dream of a “summit of summits” to be hosted in Ankara, featuring a senior American representative opposite an Iranian “colleague,” with Erdoğan himself at center stage.
The duo, Erdoğan and Fidan, do not hide their deep concern about a wave of Iranian migrants who could flood into Turkey the moment the U.S. military acts in the Islamic Republic. That nightmare has only grown since the influx of three and a half million Syrian refugees into Turkey, even before the fall of President Assad. Most of those refugees still refuse to return, and Turkey has been forced to expel them by force.
The equation is clear: Iran sells (at “friendly” rates) 10% of the oil Turkey requires, and even larger quantities of natural gas. In return, Turkey supplies Iran with food products. A war would be expected to disrupt the supply chain, and also to widen the Turkish-Kurdish front along the Iran-Turkey border. Israeli support for the Kurds in Syria, even if not particularly tight, does not escape the notice of Erdoğan and Fidan.
The two are not sitting idly by. Erdoğan is quietly working to tighten the Arab camp on the Iranian issue. The frozen peace with Egypt, the anger of the Jordanian royal house toward Netanyahu, the Saudi royal family’s turning away from Israel after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman committed — just two and a half years ago — to join the Abraham Accords, all of this encourages the presidential palace and the foreign minister’s office. All at once, Turkey finds itself in every corner of the Middle East.
We can see that Israel has been pushed out of the arena. In Saudi Arabia, Erdoğan conducted negotiations to sell hundreds of Turkish-made stealth aircraft. In Egypt, commitments were made for nearly $15 billion to be invested in new factories that would employ thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of unemployed Egyptians. Jordan, too, is expected to receive large-scale assistance. Each country pursues its own interests, except for the United Arab Emirates, which Erdoğan has decided to punish because of what he sees as excessively close ties with Israel.
Netanyahu is now preparing to present to President Trump the “Turkish danger.” It is far from certain that Trump will be moved as his advisers will take notes.
It was odd to hear Fidan in recent days speak of a good chance of renewing economic cooperation between Turkey and Israel. He does not make slips of the tongue. The question is whether he intended to release a “calming injection” ahead of the meeting at the White House.
If we look at the Arab states — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Qatar — we find a contradiction: on the one hand, they maintain ambassadors in Tehran, a form of normalization; on the other, their relations with the leadership in Washington are excellent.
And there is more: each of these countries “excels” in having very poor (very!) relations with Israel. And let us not forget: none of the Arab states, not even Turkey, sees Iran as an ally. There is interaction, there are ambassadors, but there is also considerable suspicion. Of course, no one is truly thinking about Iran’s 93 million citizens.
[https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/hk4crsypzg YNet]
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'Not antisemitism': French man who threw Jewish neighbor from 17th floor sentenced to 18 years in prison.
The convicted murderer had published dozens of posts online promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, and had he been convicted of murder with an antisemitic motive he would have faced a life sentence
Itamar Eichner|2.11.26
A man who threw his 89-year-old Jewish neighbor from the 17th floor of an apartment building in Lyon, France and was convicted of murder has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. However, the judge ruled that the killing was not motivated by antisemitism.
In May 2022, Rachid Hanich, 55, invited his Jewish neighbor, René Hajaj, to his apartment. Hanish attempted to strangle the elderly man and then pushed him from the balcony of the building where they both lived.
Hanich, who had published dozens of posts online promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, was charged with aggravated murder. Had he been convicted of murder with an antisemitic motive, he would have faced a life sentence. However, the appeals court rejected the claim that he acted out of antisemitism.
[https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/bj8s11x5wzx YNet]
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Lawsuit demands Israel pay USD 9b in compensation.
Arab labor union to sue Israel on behalf of Palestinian Authority workers who lost their jobs following the October 7 massacre.
Dalit Halevi.
Published: Feb 11, 2026, 1:23 PM (GMT+2)
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422267 INN]
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ISA warns of increasing cyber attacks against Israeli officials.
Orly Harari.
Feb 11, 2026, 2:41 PM
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422273 INN]
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13-year-old yelled 'Allahu Akbar'.
Suspected terror attack at London school
Israel National News.
Feb 11, 2026, 3:11 PM
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422275 INN]
Suspected terror attack at London school: 13-year-old shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before stabbing. Aynet|2.11.26
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hytr1kqwzx YNet]
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Captivity survivor Romi Gonen undergoes fourth operation.
Romi Gonen, who was kidnapped during the October 7 massacre and survived Hamas captivity, says she underwent additional operation on her arm, expresses hope for recovery.
Israel National News.
Feb 11, 2026, 2:43 PM
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422271 INN]
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Help is not on the way.
"Figure It Out Yourself": JD Vance Stuns With Cold New Message for the Iranian People
After months of the Trump administration promising to "stand with" Iranian protesters, Vice President JD Vance has sparked outrage with a sharp change in tone. Critics are calling it a "massive backpedal" as the VP shifts the burden of regime change onto the citizens themselves.
JFeed Staff. Feb 11, 2026.
Vice President JD Vance sparked controversy in the Middle East with remarks distancing the U.S. from regime change in Iran, placing responsibility squarely on Iranian citizens despite widespread government crackdowns on protesters.
Asked about American aspirations regarding Iran and whether he would like to see the fall of the ayatollah regime, Vance deflected the question and avoided taking responsibility for the issue.
"If that's what the Iranian people want to do, overthrow the regime, then they should act on it," Vance said coolly, adding that the U.S. position "is focused on ensuring Iran does not have nuclear weapons."
[https://www.jfeed.com/news-world/vance-iran-regime-change JFeed]
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Rubio and Netanyahu Seal the Deal.
The Gaza Signature: Netanyahu Joins Trump’s Elite Board of Peace.
In a closed-door meeting at Blair House, Prime Minister Netanyahu officially signed onto the Board of Peace, a powerful international body designed to govern post-war Gaza and oversee its total demilitarization.
Eliana Fleming.
Feb 11, 2026
[https://www.jfeed.com/news-world/netanyahu-board-of-peace-gaza JFeed]
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Iran warns war will be cause of global fallout, signals doubt over US talks.
Tehran officials say negotiations may only delay confrontation, as Trump seeks limits on nuclear and missile programs and weighs additional military deployments to the region
Lior Ben Ari|2.11.26
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hyz11dy9wbg YNet]
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IDF kills senior Hamas terrorist behind 2004 Be'er Sheva bombing that killed 16.
Basem al-Hashem Abd al-Fatah Haimoni was killed in a Gaza strike last week; arrested in 2004, he was freed in 2011 under the Gilad Schalit deal.
Yoav Zitun|2.11.26
Israeli security forces said they have killed a senior Hamas terrorist responsible for a 2004 double suicide bombing in Be'er Sheva that left 16 people dead.
The Shin Bet security agency and the IDF said Basem al-Hashem Abd al-Fatah Haimoni was killed in a strike carried out last week in the Gaza Strip.
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1qqa1cvzl YNet]
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Prime minister's office seeks to drop the term ‘massacre’ from Oct. 7 memorial bill.
PMO representative Yoel Elbaz said 'massacre' should be removed from the title, arguing the term 'events' is broader and that public memory will be shaped by the future memorial authority’s work.
Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad|2.11.26
>https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1hcdrydzx YNet]
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February 11: The Iranian Revolution’s 2026 anniversary could well be its last - comment
Iran celebrates its 46th Islamic Revolution anniversary today with massive rallies and military showcases. However, the regime has reportedly pressured families of detained protesters to attend, exposing cracks in its support base. Supreme Leader Khamenei frames the event as a symbol of "power and dignity," but with legitimacy increasingly questioned, Alex Winston asks whether this could be the last time it's celebrated as a national holiday.
[https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/2021619266416447598 on X]
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How US Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack plays key role in creating a new Syria, Levant region - analysis.
Barack plays a key role as US ambassador to Turkey, Special Envoy to Syria, and one of the key figures in American policy in the Levant, while also keeping constant dialogues with Gulf state actors.
Serh Frantzman. Jerusalem Poat. February 11, 2026.
[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-886343 JPost]
Darias @Yosefewz2:
Tom Berrak works only for the interests of Turkey and turns the Middle East into hell by defending ISIS number 2, Ahmad al-Shara and the terrorism of Turkish Islamic Arabism.
Feb 11, 2026
[https://x.com/Yosefewz2/status/2021611202384666739 on X]
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Report: US readies 2nd carrier for Mideast
As Trump meets Netanyahu, US officials say another carrier may deploy within weeks if Iran nuclear talks collapse.
ynet|2.11.26
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1kutl5dbe YNet]
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Professors with ‘activist agendas’ fuel Jew-hatred surge at University of California, report says.
The issue is a “failure of governance,” Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, of the AMCHA Initiative, told JNS.
Aaron Bandler.
(Feb. 11, 2026 / JNS)
The University of California, Santa Cruz’s critical race and ethnic-studies department gave graduates sashes depicting Palestinian flags, keffiyehs, an anti-Israel encampment at the public school campus and the slogan, “Long live the people’s university,” at a graduate ceremony last June.
[https://www.jns.org/professors-with-activist-agendas-fuel-jew-hatred-surge-at-university-of-california-reports-says/ JNS]
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US colleges got $1.1 billion from Qatar, $285 million from Saudi in 2025, Ed Department says.
The foreign funding comes, in part, from "countries and entities that are involved in activities that threaten America's national security," the U.S. education secretary said.
JNS Staff.
(Feb. 11, 2026 / JNS)
American colleges and universities received more than $1.1 billion from Qatar and over $285 million from Saudi Arabia in 2025, according to new data that the U.S. Education Department released on Wednesday.
It displays that data in an online portal, which previously went up to the beginning of 2025 and now includes information about $5.2 billion more in foreign funding.
[https://www.jns.org/us-colleges-got-1-1-billion-from-qatar-285-million-from-saudi-in-2025-ed-department-says/ JNS]
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Police investigating anti-Israel, antisemitic graffiti found on Maryland synagogue.
“Incidents like this deepen the anxiety and pain felt by our Jewish neighbors,” Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich stated.
(Feb. 11, 2026 / JNS)
Police are investigating antisemitic vandalism discovered on Tuesday morning at Shaare Tefila Congregation in Olney, Md., as local and state officials condemned the incident and pledged accountability.
[https://www.jns.org/police-investigating-anti-israel-antisemitic-graffiti-found-on-maryland-synagogue/ JNS]
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Trump admin’s religious liberty panel axes ‘anti-Zionist’ commissioner.
“Good riddance to Carrie Prejean Boller and anyone who defends hate,” Nathan Diament, executive director of the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center, told JNS.
Andrew Bernard.
(Feb. 11, 2026 / JNS)
The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission removed one of its members on Wednesday after she used a hearing on antisemitism to demand that witnesses condemn Israel and insisted that it was not antisemitic to declare that Jews killed J.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who chairs the commission, wrote that Carrie Jean Boller, a former “Miss California” who is now a conservative activist, had abused her role as a commissioner at Monday’s hearing
[https://www.jns.org/trump-admins-religious-liberty-panel-axes-anti-zionist-commissioner/ JNS]
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SJP event at City University of New York law school casts Hamas tunnels as ‘decolonial land use’.
“No number of ‘teach-ins’ can erase the atrocities committed by Gazan terrorists,” stated Brandy Shufutinsky, of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
(Feb. 11, 2026 / JNS)
The Students for Justice in Palestine chapter of the City University of New York’s School of Law is promoting a campus event described as an “anthropologic investigation” that characterizes Hamas’s tunnel network in Gaza as “social organization in resistance to colonization.”
In a social media post shared on Feb. 7, CUNY Law SJP invited students to attend a March 5 discussion with Hadeel Assali, an anthropologist affiliated with Columbia University’s Center for Science and Society, on “decolonial land use in Gaza” and “the history and usage of tunnels in Gaza.”
Assali, whose work “looks at the ongoing colonial legacies of the discipline of geology as well as anti-colonial ways of knowing and relating to the earth in southern Palestine,” has a history of radical activism, particularly against Israel.
In 2024, Assali wrote the essay “Notes on the Underground in Gaza,” calling the tunnels “an essential form of resistance in Palestine.” She reframes Hamas’s use of underground tunnels to commit acts of terrorism as a relationship “between indigenous people and the land.”
Columbia Faculty and Staff Supporting Israel criticized Assali’s invitation to speak at CUNY.
[https://www.jns.org/sjp-event-at-city-university-of-new-york-law-school-casts-hamas-tunnels-as-decolonial-land-use/ JNS]
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Trump after Netanyahu meeting: Iran talks must continue.
After nearly 3 hours at the White House, POTUS says no agreements reached beyond his insistence that diplomacy with Tehran remains the priority.
Itamar Eichner|2.11.26
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjo3jr5vwg YNet]
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Trump.
'Good meeting with Netanyahu, nothing definitive on Iran'.
US President says after 3-hour meeting with PM Netanyahu: 'There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated.'
Israel National News.
Feb 11, 2026, 9:06 PM
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422295 INN]
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France demands Francesca Albanese resign after antisemitic remarks at Al Jazeera Forum - report.
Her comments, Barrot said, “target not the Israeli government, whose policies can be criticized, but Israel as a people and as a nation, which is absolutely unacceptable.”
By Miriam Sela-Eitam. Jerusalem Post.
February 11, 2026.
France is demanding the resignation of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese following her “outrageous and reprehensible remarks" made during the Saturday Al Jazeera Forum, according to a Wednesday report from French newspaper Le Monde.
According to Le Monde, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned Albanese’s remarks during a Sunday parliament meeting.
Her comments, Barrot said, “target not the Israeli government, whose policies can be criticized, but Israel as a people and as a nation, which is absolutely unacceptable.”
Le Monde also quoted Barrot as saying that Albanese’s words "add to a long list of scandalous positions, justifying October 7, the worst antisemitic massacre in our history since the Holocaust, mentioning the Jewish lobby or comparing Israel to the Third Reich.”
Barrot’s condemnation comes a day after over 20 French parliament members signed a letter demanding Albanese be stripped of “all UN mandates with immediate effect,” Le Monde reported.
UN's Albanese says humanity has 'common enemy' in Israel at forum.
Albanese, appearing at the same conference as Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, spoke during the panel...
[https://www.jpost.com/international/article-886364 JPost]
France calls for Francesca Albanese's resignation after 'common enemy' comments.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot tells lawmaker the French government demands UN Rapporteur's resignation after her latest hateful rant against Israel.
Israel National News.
Published: Feb 11, 2026, 10:35 PM (GMT+2)
“France unreservedly condemns the outrageous and reprehensible remarks made by Ms. Francesca Albanese, which are directed not at the Israeli government, whose policies may be criticized, but at Israel as a people and as a nation, which is absolutely unacceptable," Barrot said.
He stated that Albanese's remarks “target not the Israeli government, whose policies can be criticized, but Israel as a people and as a nation, which is absolutely unacceptable," and that they "add to a long list of scandalous positions, justifying October 7, the worst antisemitic massacre in our history since the Holocaust, mentioning the Jewish lobby or comparing Israel to the Third Reich."
Barrot's comments come after over 20 French MPs demanded that Albanese be removed from her position in response to the Rapporteur's remarks at an Al Jazeera conference on Saturday, which was also attended by Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal.
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422297 INN]
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Another aircraft carrier to be sent to Middle East.
Wall Street Journal reports that the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush will join the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East - at the order of President Trump.
Israel National News.
Feb 12, 2026, 12:10 AM
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422300 INN]
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