MEP Accused of Tossing Israeli, EU Flags at Parliament Ceremony
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
MEP François-Xavier Bellamy accused Rima Hassan of knocking over Israeli and EU flags during a ceremony honoring October 7th victims at the European Parliament. Other MEPs and a Jewish community leader have also condemned the alleged act, with some calling for sanctions.
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- Rima Hassan is accused of knocking over Israeli and EU flags at the European Parliament.
- The incident allegedly occurred during a commemoration of the October 7th attacks.
- MEP François-Xavier Bellamy made the initial accusation and called for sanctions.
- Other MEPs and a Jewish community leader have also condemned the alleged act.
- Witnesses and security footage are reportedly available to confirm the incident.
Member of the European Parliament François-Xavier Bellamy has accused fellow MEP Rima Hassan of knocking over the Israeli and European Union flags displayed at the European Parliament during a commemoration of the October 7th attacks. Bellamy stated on X, formerly Twitter, that Hassan "threw to the ground the European flag and the Israeli flag" during the event, sharing a photograph of the flags on the floor. According to Bellamy's associates, witnesses observed the incident, and security camera footage from the Parliament is expected to corroborate the claim, though no recordings had been released by Monday evening. Bellamy called for Hassan to be "sanctioned without delay," describing the alleged act as "indecent" and an affront to both the EU and the memory of the October 7th victims.
Other lawmakers have leveled even more serious accusations. MEP Céline Imart alleged that Hassan "trampled and vandalized" the flags. Yonathan Arfi, president of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France, condemned the alleged act as "double indecency," pending confirmation of the facts, and called it "not just provocation, but desecration."
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