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.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has stated that she is taking the allegations regarding French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan seriously. According to Metsola, the incident where Hassan allegedly overturned Israeli and EU flags during a commemoration event for the October 7 attacks in Israel is being treated with utmost seriousness.
A video showed Hassan allegedly vandalizing an exhibition meant to honor the victims of the terrorist attack. The European Parliament is taking appropriate measures to address the matter, while also respecting the right of Hassan to be heard. Rima Hassan had already explained that she removed the Israeli flag from its stand upon leaving the exhibition, causing the EU flag to fall due to the imbalance.
The statement from her office clarified that no flag was trampled or damaged, and that her actions were part of the ongoing condemnation of the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli government, but not intended to honor the victims or their memory.
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