Breaking the Blockade of Gaza
A member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan was detained by Israel in June after she joined the aid flotilla to Gaza. She told Jacobin about her experience — and why another aid mission is setting off this Sunday.
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Rima Hassan is a French Palestinian jurist and member of the European Parliament for La France Insoumise.
Flotilla Member Rima Hassan: Israel Is Breaking the Law, Not Us
This morning, Israeli authorities captured the aid boat Madleen, halting its mission to Gaza. Just hours before it was intercepted we spoke to Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament who was aboard the vessel.
France’s Left Must Take a Stand for Palestine
Ahead of June’s European elections, the French left is divided over Gaza. Rima Hassan, a Franco-Palestinian jurist and activist standing for France Insoumise, tells Jacobin why it’s shameful for left-wingers to fail to defend Palestinians’ rights.