According to Rima Hassan, « Hamas has a legitimate action », but it nevertheless describes the massacres of October 7 of « war crimes »-Liberation

Again words that could arouse controversy. The rebellious MEP Rima Hassan estimated this Thursday, February 27 on Sud Radio that « Hamas has a legitimate action from the point of view of international law » justifies « Armed struggle in a context of colonization »while recognizing that all « Process »as hostage -taking or abuses are not legitimate.

« It is not because the resolutions of the United Nations are extremely clear on the law of colonized peoples to use the armed struggle that the procedures of the armed struggle justify everything »she nuanced, recalling that « The right to resist a foreign occupation » was « Perfectly supervised in international law ». « You are not allowed to take civilians hostage, you are not allowed to commit a number of atrocities as they have been committed » During the massacres of October 7 by the Islamist organization. « Me and my party still recalled very often that it was indeed war crimes»»she added.

The LR president of the Association of Mayors of France David Lisnard announced on the social network X that it would report these remarks to justice by means of article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. According to him, « Rima Hassan no longer even takes care to play with (French) law to make Hamas 'spokesperson, today she literally legitimizes Hamas' action »: therefore attacks, murders, rapes, barbarism acts, kidnappings « . He regretted that she « Porters the French scarf, which is a little more an aberration every day ». “Our taxes should no longer finance such abject propaganda. Justice must continue it ”he concluded.

In the spring of 2024, Rima Hassan, then candidate on the LFI list for the European elections, had been summoned by the police as part of an investigation for « apology for terrorism ». She then explained that her invitation was consecutive to an interview granted in November 2023 to the media the pencil. In an extract, now deleted, we saw Rima Hassan say that he is « TRUE » that Hamas conducts a legitimate action.