French-Palestinian MEP in custody for 'apology for terrorism' in post on X

French-Palestinian MEP in custody for 'apology for terrorism' in post on X Submitted by Peter McNamara on Thu, 04/02/2026 - 14:17 Rima Hassan's supporters decry the move as a form of harassment against Palestinian campaigners French-Palestinian lawyer and member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan at Orly airport near Paris, on 7 October 2025 (AFP/Anne-Christine Poujoulat) Off French - Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan was taken into police custody in France on Thursday for "apology for terrorism" after a post about Palestinian resistance, according to French media outlets. On 26 March, the 33-year-old left-wing politician shared on X an article about Japanese pro-Palestinian activist Kozo Okamoto, a former member of the Japanese Red Army, who participated in an attack on Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel in 1972 that killed 26 passengers. She accompanied the retweet with a quote by Okamoto, saying: “I gave my youth to the Palestinian cause.