European Parliament member of Arab descent disgraced the memorial ceremony for the massacre

European Parliament member Rima Hassan, a Frenchwoman of Syrian origin, was documented knocking down and stepping on Israeli and European Union flags during an exhibition commemorating the victims of the October 7 massacre on the Parliament grounds. Parliament officials called for immediate sanctions against her.

European Parliament member Rima Hassan, a Frenchwoman born in Syria, was documented this week knocking down and stepping on Israeli and European Union flags during an exhibition commemorating the victims of the October 7 massacre, held on the European Parliament grounds. The incident sparked harsh condemnations from Parliament officials, who called the act "scandalous" and urged the Parliament presidency to impose sanctions without delay. A member of the Republicans party noted that bringing down the Israeli flag at a memorial event for October 7 is "complicity with those seeking to reimport the anti-Semitic hatred that created the darkest hours in the continent's history." The report relies on a tweet from the X account Gazoline Intense, which allegedly documented the event.