French Lawmaker Accused Of Knocking Down Israeli, EU Flags At Oct. 7 Exhibition
European lawmakers condemned the alleged act and urged sanctions after a photograph showed the flags on the floor, while Parliament said it was investigating.
- On Monday in Strasbourg, France, European Parliament member François-Xavier Bellamy accused Rima Hassan of knocking down Israeli and European Union flags during a memorial exhibition for victims of the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre.
- Céline Imart, a Les Républicains member, claimed witnesses saw Hassan trampling the flags; Bellamy's office stated surveillance footage and eyewitness accounts would support the allegations, according to Le Figaro.
- French authorities previously questioned the French-Palestinian activist after she described the October 7 attack as "legitimate," prompting dozens of lawmakers to request that her parliamentary immunity be lifted.
- Bellamy urged the Parliament presidency to sanction Hassan without delay, calling the act an "indignity," while German lawmaker Hildegard Bentele noted knocking down the flags eased no suffering of October 7 victims.
- About 1,200 people were killed in the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, and about 250 were taken hostage; the European Union designates Hamas a terrorist organization.
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According to photographs, a French member of the Left Group in the European Parliament has thrown the flags of Israel and the EU on the ground. Rima Hassan is now exposed to fierce criticism. Her team said that she had removed the Israeli flag from its holder only to denounce the genocide of the Israeli government.
The incident occurred at a report dedicated to October 7th - "We are looking into the matter very seriously," says the President of the European Parliament
Far-left EU lawmaker under fire after Israeli flag incident
Far-left French EU lawmaker, Rima Hassan, faced an investigation Tuesday after the Israeli and European Union flags were allegedly thrown to the floor at a commemoration for the 2023 Hamas attacks that set off the Gaza war.
Roberta Metsola said she takes “extremely seriously” the accusations against MEP Rima Hassan (ed. member of the France Insubordinate party, radical left) who allegedly pulled down Israeli and EU flags yesterday at a report dedicated to October 7. “A member of the European Parliament was apparently filmed denigrating a report” in the European Parliament “on the victims of the terrorist attack committed in Israel on October 7, 2023,” Metsola said …
MEP Rima Hassan removes Israeli flag from October 7 memorial in European Parliament
MEP Rima Hassan removed an Israeli flag from an exhibition commemorating the victims of October 7. The incident is under investigation, and serious measures against her are reportedly being considered.
Metsola to take action after MEP Rima Hassan removes Israeli flag
French pro-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan removed Israeli and EU flags from an exhibition commemorating the victims of Hamas’s 7 October terrorist attack, sparking outrage among fellow lawmakers. She could face a suspension of her daily allowance.
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