FRENCH MP CHEERED ON AFTER RAISING PALESTINIAN FLAG IN PARLIAMENT
May 30, 2024France’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday suspended a deputy from the hard-left Les Insoumis (LFI) party for 15 days for waving a Palestinian flag in the National Assembly, bringing proceedings to a halt for about an hour.
“This is not tolerable,” National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet said as she suspended the session and excluded deputy Sebastien Delogu whose deputy’s pay was also halved for two months.
Delogu waved the flag in support of Palestinians amid the horrific Rafah massacres that Israel has launched the past few days.
The war has polarised public opinion around the world with France’s LFI positioning itself as a defender of the Palestinians.
“I waved the Palestinian flag in the National Assembly … because as I speak, France sells weapons, sells parts to supply the Israeli army,” Delogu told reporters. “There is a genocide going on there.”
The incident took place as junior trade minister Franck Riester was answering a question about the situation in Gaza, where Israel’s offensive against Hamas militants has stirred global condemnation for the high civilian toll.
Soon after, the politician joined a pro-Palestine rally in which he was seen dancing and cheering in front of protestors.
A COURAGEOUS MOVE! Absolutely brilliant!! MORE OF THIS!! Politicians are OUR REPRESENTATIVES! If they do NOT stand for what WE WANT, they MUST be OUSTED!
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English Script:
Yaël Braun-Pivet: You have a call to order as recorded in the minutes of the session, until official referral. This is unacceptable.
Frank Riester: You cannot gloss over the hostages who are still held by Hamas and those who have died because of Hamas’ actions, including one of our French hostages, Orion Hernandez Radoux, who dies at the hands of Hamas.
