{
  "id": 12418517,
  "title": "French MEP accused of removing Israeli flag at European Parliament exhibition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/french-mep-accused-of-removing-israeli-flag-at-european-parliament",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T16:11:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/06/french-mep-accused-of-removing-israeli-flag-at-european-parliament-exhibition_6758322_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At an event commemorating the victims of October 7, hard-left MEP Rima Hassan removed an Israeli flag from a stand to 'denounce the ongoing genocide' in Gaza. The president of the European Parliament said she was taking the allegation 'extremely seriously.'",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "Far-left EU lawmaker under fire after Israeli flag incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/far-left-eu-lawmaker-under-fire-after-israeli-flag-incident",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:57:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Member of European Parliament knocks over Israeli flag at 10/7 memorial exhibition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/member-of-european-parliament-knocks-over-israeli-flag-at-10-7",
        "published": "2026-10-06T16:41:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}