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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has apologized after claiming that Jews being taken to Nazi gas chambers were referred to as “the Muslims.” “In fact, when they were being taken to the gas chambers, there are some accounts of life in the concentration camps saying that Jews were called ‘the Muslims,’” Albanese said during an interview. She made the claim while arguing that antisemitism originally encompassed hostility toward “Semitic peoples” generally rather than specifically Jews, saying the term initially referred to people who were non-European and came from the Middle East. The claim was incorrect. Muselmann was a concentration-camp term for prisoners reduced to extreme starvation, exhaustion and near death. It was not a term identifying Jews as Muslims, and it could be applied to prisoners regardless of whether they were Jewish.

As @UN Special Envoy for Climate Ambition & Solutions, I'll prioritize the global energy transition, local climate solutions, combating air pollution, mobilizing climate finance, & protecting the ocean at @COP27P. More from @AnthaWilliams on why in our "Countdown to COP" series.

🇪🇪 strongly supports the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of HR in RF @KatzarovaM ✅The reports show that the situation of HR in RF is rapidly deteriorating. ✅Repressions, including transnational, are widespread and systemic, notably targeting HRDs.

2026, day 239 Good morning from Asia. ‘CIA chief used Moscow visit to warn Russia against attacks on NATO allies, helping Iran’ (Politico); ‘Putin Moves to Escalate War in Ukraine as Talks at Dead End’ (BBG); ‘Poland Deploys 28 K2 Black Panther Tanks Near Russia as It Hardens Eastern Defenses’ (United24); ‘Ukraine needs changes to avoid losing war, ousted defence minister says’ (Reuters); ‘Italy to supply next-generation SAMP/T air defense systems, Aster 30 missiles to Ukraine in secret aid package, media reports’ (Kyiv Independent); ‘Russia's 2nd-largest gasoline producer suspends oil processing yet again after Ukrainian strike’ (Reuters); ‘Putin signs decree allowing state seizure of businesses hit by drone strikes’ (Euronews); ‘Russia to extend diesel export ban through September, sources say’ (Reuters); ‘US senator hopes 'sledgehammer' Russian sanctions will pass next month’ (Reuters); ‘America’s economic war on Iran has a China problem’ (FT) - “The US cannot fully isolate Tehran unless other trade partners co-operate”; ‘Labor Protests and Panic Buying Signal Growing Pressure in Iran’ (WSJ) - “Fearing supply shortages, Iranians rush to buy fuel and food as living standards deteriorate”; ‘Iran emphasises self-sufficiency in battle against US economic war’ (AJ); ‘Iran war approaching Ukraine-style stalemate, says shipping boss’ (FT); ‘Iran, Oman still negotiating Hormuz deal as Qatar joins mediation’ (Reuters); ‘Source to 'Post': Iran, Oman still have significant gaps regarding Strait of Hormuz’ (JPost) - “Omanis will not agree to imposing fees on ships, Iranians continue to insist this is a condition for passage.” ‘Iran says it views Persian-language media outlets abroad as military targets’ (ToI); ‘‘Point of no return’ if Israel-Hamas truce fails: US envoy to Gaza Board’ (AFP); ‘UN special rapporteurs are 'totally out of control,' Secretary-General Guterres admits in interview’ (JPost); ‘U.S. weapons shortage from Iran war alarms allies confronting China’ (WaPo); ‘US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate’ (Reuters); ‘Canada’s Carney to attend EU’s State of the Union’ (Politico); ‘Germany in talks to help fund Trident’ (Telegraph) - “Berlin could bolster Britain’s nuclear programme under plans to end Europe’s reliance on America for defence”; In geoeconomics, ‘U.S. and Canada Are Bracing for Prolonged Trade Dispute’ (WSJ); ‘Saskatchewan sets 50% tariff on US alcohol after new Trump tariffs on Canadian goods’ (Reuters); ‘Saskatchewan Premier rejects idea of export levies on oil, potash in U.S. trade war’ (Globe & Mail); ‘Alberta premier slams 'disastrous' proposals to leverage Canadian oil in U.S. trade war’ (National Post); ‘The trade war came too soon for Mark Carney’s middle powers alliance’ (Politico); ‘President Trump Declares a National Emergency to Secure America’s Bulk-Power System’ (White House); ‘US critical minerals proposals to Brazil go unanswered as China looms’ (SCMP); ‘Australian trade chief warns EU deal is not guaranteed’ (Euractiv); ‘EU says don't trust Trump's pharma numbers’ (Euractiv); ‘EU should stop moralizing on Arctic oil and let us get drilling, says Norway’ (Politico); ‘Liquidators can pursue PwC globally over Chinese property giant’s collapse, court rules’ (FT); ‘Mark Zuckerberg had a bold plan to replace Meta staff with AI. Here’s how it imploded’ (Reuters); ‘Nvidia forecasts 70% sales growth next year, signals AI spending boom has years left to run’ (Reuters); ‘Tech faces its ‘Big Tobacco’ moment as Meta settles addiction case’ (Telegraph); In politics, ‘Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejoins DSA after membership lapse of seven years’ (Guardian); ‘Federal judge lifts nationwide block on mail-in voting restrictions’ (The Hill); In markets, ‘Fed’s Cook Says She Never Committed Fraud’ (WSJ); ‘Scott Bessent’s bond intervention puts US Treasury on collision course with Fed’ (FT)

Unbelievably there are still westerners pretending they don’t believe Oct 7 was an abomination on every conceivable level. The reason, I assume, is that being honest to themselves about what happened would mean acknowledging they have actively supported the people behind it. But for anyone interested, here are the vast and diverse array of sources used by the Civil Commission to compile their report. The acrobatics required to pretend it’s all made up are Olympic level, but hate does that to people. It is a poison. … The Civil Commission on October 7 Crimes Against Women and Children (a non-governmental Israeli body) published its report Silenced No More: Sexual Terror Unveiled on 12 May 2026.  This 280–300-page document is the most comprehensive independent investigation to date into the systematic sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) committed by Hamas and affiliates on 7 October 2023 and against hostages in Gaza.  It draws on a dedicated “war crimes archive” the Commission built immediately after the attacks (preserving materials later removed or lost) and follows trauma-informed, survivor-centred, internationally recognised standards.  Key sources include: •  430+ formal and informal testimonies and interviews collected over two years from survivors, direct witnesses, released hostages, family members of victims, first responders (including paramedics and ZAKA volunteers), soldiers, and experts. Victims represented 52 nationalities in addition to Israelis.  •  Front-line responders’ accounts and site evidence — explicit testimony and observations from first responders, emergency personnel, and military personnel who recovered bodies, treated survivors, and worked the attack sites (Nova festival, kibbutzim, roads, etc.).  •  Extensive visual and forensic archive — over 10,000 photographs and video segments (more than 1,800 hours of analysis), including perpetrator-recorded footage, bodycam and security camera recordings, open-source material, and geolocated datasets from the attack sites.  •  Victim and family statements — direct accounts from survivors of sexual violence, released hostages describing abuse in captivity, and families of murdered victims, often cross-referenced with visual evidence. •  Open-source intelligence and expert consultations — geolocation-supported verification, interdisciplinary expert review, site visits, and meetings with affected communities.  •  UN and prior international investigations — the report builds on and incorporates findings from UN reports, notably the March 2024 report by UN Special Representative Pramila Patten on sexual violence in the context of the 7 October attacks, as well as other UN documentation.  •  Official records and primary materials— forensic reports, communications, and documentation preserved in the Commission’s independent archive that are no longer publicly available.  The Commission systematically cross-referenced all materials by time, location, and pattern, identifying 13 recurring forms of SGBV used deliberately across multiple sites and phases (attack, abduction, captivity, and digital dissemination). All evidence was handled under ethical “do no harm” protocols.  This body of primary, multi-source evidence (testimonies + visuals + archives) forms the core of the report’s conclusion that the sexual violence was systematic, widespread, and integral to the Hamas-led assault.