<description>&lt;p&gt;Francesca Albanese is the first woman to serve as the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories. Since her appointment in 2022, and especially following the events of October 7, 2023, she has witnessed some of the worst aspects of humanity. She has also faced slander and threats for her commitment to holding those in power accountable.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;em&gt;Now You Know&lt;/em&gt;, Francesca Albanese discusses how the war in Gaza symbolises the breakdown of the international system and emphasises that her fight for justice will continue.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Francesca Albanese, &lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;a href="https://x.com/FranceskAlbs"&gt;X&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/francesca.albanese.unsr.opt/"&gt;IG&lt;/a&gt;), UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana, Ruby Zaman, Zaina Badr, and our Host, Samantha Johnson. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Our sound designer is Joe Plourde. Our video editor is Catherine Hallinan. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Jo de Frias is Now You Know’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with us:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;@AJEPodcasts on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/"&gt;Instagram, &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.threads.net/@ajepodcasts"&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTxNCl3jdgd7ZAcZkBrQdRH0&amp;amp;si=ASC-iSWKpqZVpnmn"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Now You Know

Al Jazeera

Israel, Gaza and the fight for justice

NOV 11, 202426 MIN
Now You Know

Israel, Gaza and the fight for justice

NOV 11, 202426 MIN

Description

Francesca Albanese is the first woman to serve as the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories. Since her appointment in 2022, and especially following the events of October 7, 2023, she has witnessed some of the worst aspects of humanity. She has also faced slander and threats for her commitment to holding those in power accountable.

In this episode of Now You Know, Francesca Albanese discusses how the war in Gaza symbolises the breakdown of the international system and emphasises that her fight for justice will continue.

In this episode:

  • Francesca Albanese, (X / IG), UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana, Ruby Zaman, Zaina Badr, and our Host, Samantha Johnson. 

Our sound designer is Joe Plourde. Our video editor is Catherine Hallinan. 

Jo de Frias is Now You Know’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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