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[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What was the actual comment she made?

[–] markko@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://www.reuters.com/world/french-far-left-member-european-parliament-rima-hassan-held-police-custody-2026-04-02/

Rima Hassan, a French far-left member of the European ​Parliament, was arrested on Thursday over a ‌comment she posted on X last month about an attack on an Israeli airport in the 1970s, her ​fellow party member Jean-Luc Melenchon said.

The message was related to the 1972 attack by ​the Japanese Red ​Army far-left ⁠militant group at Lod airport in Tel Aviv, which resulted in ​26 deaths.

It seems the media may not know what her exact comment was yet.

[–] Vreyan31@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean, how many civilians are the IDF shooting in Gaza per day now? Especially with their new execution law?

Why are we supposed to get worked up about 26 deaths over 50 years ago given that context?

[–] Yossarian@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Vreyan31@reddthat.com 1 points 9 hours ago

Why not both?

Because we can still stop tomorrow's deaths in Gaza, technically.

The perpetrators are still effectively the same people who committed the crime.

The terrorists of 50 yo are likely already dead, the entire topology of their cause changed. It is pointless.

[–] Poteau_Poutre@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

It is not about the number of death, it is about the apology of terrorism from a member of the European Parliament. When one disagrees with terrorisme doesn't implies ones accept the genocide in Gaza

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

jfc I'm getting so tired of news not including the critical information

[–] terabyterex@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

She justified the terrorist attack in 1972 at an Israeli airport