“I am not responsible for who participated”: Rima Hassan denied attending a pro-Hamas demonstration

2024-08-21 00:50:29

He opposes “fake news”. Accused of having participated in a demonstration in support of Hamas leaders in Amman, Jordan, on Friday, MEP Rima Hassan denied this on Tuesday, saying “media damage”. “I did not participate in a tribute to Hamas leaders,”Fidani Tuesday the rebel elected officials on X (ex-Twitter).

Rima Hassan, who is in Jordan as part of a project on Palestinian refugees, explained that she went to “a demonstration in support of Gaza” held in Amman “from October every Friday” for the weekly holiday. A meeting in which he also said he had already participated before the European elections.

Happening every Friday

“Contradicting the use of photos of some demonstrators who show their support for Hamas by addressing them to me is deeply unfair,” Rima Hassan responded on X. “I am not responsible for who participated in the demonstration,” a – he added.

Asked by Le Parisien, a journalist from a Jordanian press agency confirmed that “solidarity” demonstrations with the Palestinians have been held every Friday in Amman since the start of the war in Gaza. He explained that many Jordanians and many political parties participated. This reporter also pointed out to Le Parisien that Hamas enjoys a certain popularity in Jordan, and that demonstrators often show their support for the Palestinian Islamist movement during these events. Also contacted by Le Parisien, neither Rima Hassan nor Taha Bouhafs wanted to talk.

At the end of April, the police invited Rima Hassan to a hearing on “public apologies for the act of terrorism” for the speeches made on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after the October 7 attacks in Israel.