Francesca Albanese Mocks Mother of Oct. 7 Victim After Berlin Event

Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, mocked the mother of a German woman murdered by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 after the woman described feeling hatred at a Berlin event where Albanese was guest of honor.

Albanese wrote “Change medication” on X in response to a post citing remarks by Sonja Bohl-Dencker, whose 22-year-old daughter, Carolin Bohl, was murdered by Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel.

Bohl, a German fashion student and model, was among the civilians killed when Hamas terrorists stormed Israeli communities near the Gaza border. Her mother later spoke to the German newspaper Die Welt about attending a film premiere in Berlin in March where Albanese was honored.

“I have never been in a room where I felt so much hatred,” Bohl-Dencker said. “Everywhere keffiyehs, terrible slogans and sheer hatred against everything connected with Israel.”

Albanese’s response drew added scrutiny because of a lawsuit filed by members of her family challenging U.S. sanctions imposed on her. According to the filing, Albanese was prescribed medication after suffering stomach ulcers, while her husband was treated for anxiety and insomnia following the sanctions.

The U.S. sanctioned Albanese in July 2025. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the time that the action was taken over what he described as her “illegitimate and shameful efforts” to push legal action against U.S. and Israeli officials, companies and executives.

Albanese has repeatedly faced criticism from Israel, Jewish organizations and U.S. officials over her statements on Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and Israel’s war against the terror group in Gaza. Israel barred her from entering the country in 2024 after she said the Oct. 7 massacre was carried out “in response to Israeli oppression,” a remark Israeli officials condemned.

She has also faced questions over allegations that pro-Hamas organizations helped sponsor official travel to Australia and New Zealand in 2023. Albanese has not publicly provided evidence rebutting the allegations, according to reports.

In Italy, her home country, Albanese was criticized after a pro-Palestinian raid on the newsroom of La Stampa in Turin. She condemned the violence but said the incident was a message to journalists that they “need to start doing their job,” a comment widely criticized by Italian officials and media figures as legitimizing intimidation of the press.

The latest exchange renewed criticism of Albanese’s conduct in a U.N. role that has already drawn repeated controversy. For Bohl-Dencker, the issue remains personal: her daughter was murdered in the Hamas attack, and she said the atmosphere she encountered at the Berlin event showed hostility toward everything connected with Israel.