When the World Sleeps: Francesca Albanese and M. Gessen in conversation

Join Jewish Currents on Thursday, July 2nd, at 1 pm ET for a conversation with journalist M. Gessen and Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, about Albanese’s new book, When the World Sleeps: Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine.

In When the World Sleeps, the Italian human rights lawyer—who’s been sanctioned by the US government for her outspoken criticism of Israel—reflects on her years living in Jerusalem and pays tribute to the people who shaped her understanding of the Palestinian struggle. From her particular legal vantage point, she investigates questions of Palestinian self-determination, statehood, and the right of return.

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Francesca Albanese is a lawyer and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory. Considered a potential Nobel Peace Prize nominee, she is one of the most respected voices on the legal status and situation of Palestinians. She is the author of Palestinian Refugees in International Law (2020) and J’accuse (2023).

M. Gessen is an opinion columnist at The New York Times, author of books including Surviving Autocracy and The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia, and a distinguished professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. They are the winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for opinion writing.