Rima Hassan Goes on Trial
6th April 2026
Rima Hassan is a well-known “Frenchwoman” who serves in the European Parliament for the far-left La France Insoumise, the party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Ms. Hassan has gained notoriety for her vigorous public support for jihad in Palestine, and now she is facing trial for “justifying terrorism”.
I’m an American with an atavistic attachment to the First Amendment, so the idea of prosecuting someone for justifying terrorism (or anything else) is repugnant to me. However, France is a foreign country, and they do things differently there.