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European president taking 'extremely seriously' allegations Rima Hassan MEP overturned Israeli and EU flags
Alex MacDonald · Middle East Eye
Published 6 Oct 2026, 10:25 pm·1 d ago·1 min read
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European president taking 'extremely seriously' allegations Rima Hassan 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 the 7 October attacks in Israel. "A member of this Assembly was filmed apparently vandalising an exhibition commemorating the victims of the terrorist attack perpetrated in Israel on October 7," she…
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