Albanese Accuses Sky News of Ignoring Her Report on Israel and the Media

Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, accused Sky News on November 14 of ignoring her report on Israel and the media. In a post linking the report, she said the broadcaster either had not read it or was deliberately disregarding its allegations about information manipulation around Israel. The report, titled “Truth under the rubble: media in the time of genocide,” is dated July 21, 2026. Albanese said Sky News featured prominently in it. The document says she was unable to visit the Palestinian territories and drew on public records, consultations with survivors and experts, and 89 written submissions. It says 62 submissions examined media ecosystems in Europe, North America and Australia, and three of 12 media organizations contacted responded. Albanese’s report alleges attacks and restrictions affecting Palestinian media workers, Israeli control of information, and international media and digital platforms amplifying Israeli accounts while marginalizing Palestinian voices. Israel rejected the report at the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee on October 26. Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, described it as a baseless attack and disputed its treatment of evidence about Hamas using press credentials. In his own October 27 post, Danon called on Albanese to stop lying and told her: “It’s time for you to go home!”