European Union MP Rima Hassan, who called October 7th terror onslaught “legitimate,” posts angry tirade on X after being deported from Israel.

By World Israel News Staff

An anti-Israel European Union lawmaker was denied entry to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday, with Israeli officials confirming she was deported due to her support for the Hamas terror group.

Under Israeli law, foreign nationals who advocate against the State of Israel, including supporting BDS, praising terror groups, or otherwise making statements indicating a fundamental hostility towards Israel, may be denied entry to the country.

Syria-born French EU parliament member Rima Hassan posted an angry tirade on social media after she was forced to return to Brussels, Belgium, from where she had departed.

Hassan was set to visit Israel as part of a European Union delegation to the region. According to a Times of Israel report, another three members of the EU delegation were also banned from entering.

“The pro-Israel trolls lie just as much as the genocidal state they defend,” Hassan wrote on her X account.

“Israel’s self-centeredness is as infuriating as its propaganda. Passing through its airport was a necessity but our mission was solely in Palestinian territories. It’s time for the EU to act. It’s common for Israel to block parliamentary missions. It has barred UN experts, international NGOs and even the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor.”

Notably, Hassan could have chosen to visit PA-controlled territory in Judea and Samaria by flying to Amman Airport in Jordan, rather than transiting through Israel.

Hassan has a long history of agitating against Israel, referring to the country as a “terrorist” state, demanding that Jewish residents of Israel “leave Palestine,” and claiming that the IDF intentionally “executes” Palestinian children.

She is currently the defendant in an ongoing criminal case in France, due to saying that Hamas’ October 7th attack on Israel was “legitimate.” She has since claimed her remarks were misconstrued.

“Given Hassan’s antisemitic views and support for Hamas, her complaints about Israel only highlight her audacity and reinforce her status as a hostile figure,” Foreign Ministry Director-General Eden Bar-Tal said in a media statement.

The Foreign Ministry denied a claim by Hassan that she had previously been approved by a visa, saying they had no knowledge of the matter but would investigate.

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The delegation consisted of officials from Germany, the United States, France, Argentina, and Austria to promote investigations and prosecutions against Hamas atrocities.

By TPS

Israel’s Foreign Ministry, together with its Ministry of Justice, hosted a delegation of senior legal officials from around the world and took them on a tour of the southern part of the country near Gaza. This is the area that was attacked on October 7 by Hamas.

The ministry said that the purpose of the trip was, among other things, to promote investigations and prosecutions against Hamas and its officials for the barbaric atrocities it committed.

The delegation included leaders of the prosecution systems and senior prosecutors from Germany, the US, France, Argentina and Austria – countries whose citizens were murdered or kidnapped in the Hamas attack.

They met with the representatives of the Legal Counsel Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the people of the Prosecution and Counseling and Legislation at the Ministry of Justice, and also received reviews from senior representatives of the ministries, as well as the spokesperson of the IDF, the Israel Police, the Shin Bet and more.

Attorney General of the State of Virginia, Jason Mierez, said, “The heinous crimes of Hamas are not directed only against Israelis, but against all of humanity. We will do everything in our power to fight the organization and its people, wherever it is they are there.”

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