Leader of the French left summoned by the police for linking the Hamas attack to the occupation of Palestine

The group leader in the National Assembly of the left-wing movement France Insoumise (LFI), Mathilde Panot, announced that she had been summoned by the police as part of an investigation for “apologizing for terrorism”. The investigation was opened following the publication by the French left party of a statement following the Hamas attack on Israel, the […]

The group leader at the National Assembly of the left-wing movement France Insoumise (LFI) , Mathilde Panotannounced that she had been summoned by the police within the framework of ainvestigation for “apologia of terrorism”. The investigation was opened following the publication by the French left party of a statement following the Hamas attack on Israel, last October 7th. In that statement, the party led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon drew a parallel between the Hamas attack, described as an “armed offensive by Palestinian forces” and “the intensification of Israeli occupation policy” in the Palestinian Territories. “It is the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic that the leader of an opposition party in the National Assembly has been summoned for such a serious reason,” he declared Panot. In recent weeks, Mélenchon has placed the conflict between Israel and Hamas at the center of his campaign for the European elections June 9th.