It is a lunar and violent scene which took place this Friday before a real estate agency of the Orpi group, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. While the LFI MEP Rima Hassan walks in the rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, two employees of the agency arrest him on the sidewalk. “We’re going to burn your Palestine to you!” “Before adding” Ham Israel Hai ” – literally,” the people of Israel live ” – a slogan of solidarity and unity of the Jewish people.
In the video, posted and widely relayed on social networks this Friday morning, the close to Jean-Luc Mélenchon tries to defend himself. “You are not in Israel here”. What are the attackers who answer him “Are you deputy European of what?” What did you pay you? »»
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In a press release, the Orpi France network by the voice of its president, Guillaume Martinaud, speaks of “totally unacceptable” and “contrary to the fundamental values” Orpi. In response to the situation in which the MEP found itself, “Orpi France is completely disassociated and unreserved for these actions” and “after having contacted the agency concerned”, the network announces that it has “licensed the employees concerned”. The real estate agency of the 10th arrondissement was closed for the day. In response to this press release, Rima Hassan commented by thanking the real estate network, adding that “impunity is over!” ».
While many comments doubted the veracity of the scene, the Franco-Palestinian MEP justified itself on its X account (ex-Twitter): “I was attacked twice, going to the bakery on the street, at the outward they were 3 I filmed nothing, I make the way back after having passed to the bakery, they were waiting for me, I decided to film this second attack. »»