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French MEP Rima Hassan to Stand Trial for Terror Advocacy

4/3/2026

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Rima Hassan, a French European Parliament member, will stand trial on July 7, 2026.
She is accused of advocating terrorism in a post about a 1972 attack on an Israeli airport.
Authorities detained her on suspicion after she quoted a convicted attacker and cited Palestinian oppression.
She is under investigation for six other hate speech incidents.
Police found CBD and a designer drug in her possession.

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Rima Hassan, a French European Parliament member, will stand trial on July 7, 2026.
She is accused of advocating terrorism in a post about a 1972 attack on an Israeli airport.
Authorities detained her on suspicion after she quoted a convicted attacker and cited Palestinian oppression.
She is under investigation for six other hate speech incidents.
Police found CBD and a designer drug in her possession.