{
  "id": 12367327,
  "title": "European President taking 'extremely seriously' allegations French-Palestinian MEP overturned Israeli and EU flags",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/european-president-taking-extremely-seriously-allegations-french",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T11:25:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/european-president-taking-extremely-seriously-allegations-french"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "European President taking 'extremely seriously' allegations French-Palestinian MEP overturned Israeli and EU flags The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, stated on Tuesday that she was taking \"extremely seriously\" the accusations that MEP Rima Hassan of the La France Insoumise (LFI) party had overturned Israeli and European flags the previous day at an exhibition commemorating…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "US, Israeli and European far-right figures to gather for conference in Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/us-israeli-and-european-far-right-figures-to-gather-for-conference-in",
        "published": "2026-10-06T12:21:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}