Controversy in French parliament after MP brandishes Palestinian flag • FRANCE 24 English

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, May 29: There's been controversy in the French parliament after a lawmaker opened a Palestinian flag during a debate on Palestinian statehood. Also, an investigation suggests Israeli foreign intelligence services have been threatening and intimidating ICC prosecutors since 2015. In other news, an investigation by a consortium of international journalists, Rwanda Classified, exposes a systematic campaign of persecution by the Rwandan government against critics abroad. Finally, rivers are running orange in Alaska due to climate change.

[YavorHadziev]

Displaying a flag is "controversy" - killing tens of thousands isn't... 😕

[churrothiev]

Controversy? How? Anti genocide is controversy?

[ogqodhi]

Why controversy? France should recognize like Spain.

[AnBreadanFeasa]

The wave of support for Palestine is growing... Israel has already lost. France and the EU need to catch up. Irishman here and what Spain, Norway and Ireland have done this week is right and moral.

[CrueHead]

If it would have been Israeli flag they would have had no issue with it of course....

[retrofedora]

So much for freedom of expression. Supporting humanity & justice is illegal in France?

[SoBiased]

That guy have backbones and the balls of steel for waving the Palestine flag, not many Frenchmen have the guts

[lorenam]

Mossad sounds like the pearl of a democratic govt.
(Irony so my comment doesn't disappear)

[Palestineexists]

You’d think it was a flag of a certain failed artist from Germany. 🇵🇸 will be free with or without 🇫🇷

[manojchowdhary]

France 24 often criticizes Modi and India for lack of freedom of speech. But now France 24 is saying that France is also curtailing freedom of expression and that too in French Parliament? 😂😂

[johncahalane]

Rwanda 🇷🇼 you say ...the Tories friend..

[rumorscameras]

Why oretend to be so digitally advanced with touch tv on live tv ehioe readihg from a paper??

[John-.-Smith]

The best you can do is showing newspaper clips? No video?

[lukasbudiman]

لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغْوِ فِىٓ أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ ٱلْأَيْمَٰنَ ۖ فَكَفَّٰرَتُهُۥٓ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَٰكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ ۖ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَٰثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ كَفَّٰرَةُ أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ ۚ وَٱحْفَظُوٓا۟ أَيْمَٰنَكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ., , . ., , .,

[rofkseb]

That time when french parliament had Ukrainian flag.

[VikingSummer]

Israel can’t help but act on its dark urges.

[galemartin]

The nations and religions of West Asia have worn out their welcome. They are poor guest.

[dodiewallace]

The age of imperial colonialism is over except in Israel and thats coming to an an end as well.

[lightbeings]

France shouldnt supply weapons to israiol either.Only then it ll be called as suppprter of palestine.Still thanks to all those who support palestine.

[ro]

I personally think this is also unacceptable, because you are chosen by the people to stand there as a representative for your country and its issues,
And not stand for... and protest and support foreign entities even if you do, you don't use flags from other groups or countries.