Politics● ElevatedAug 31 · Aug 31, 2026, 2:30 AM
How hard-left politician Rima Hassan is testing the boundaries between free speech and provocation
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Western Europe
Hassan will stand trial for 'glorifying terrorism' in October, over a tweet citing one of the perpetrators of the 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack. Le Monde looks back at two and a half years of controversies and legal proceedings involving one of France's most prominent pro-Palestinian voices.
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