French MP slams speaker’s refusal to impose sanctions on lawmaker supporting Israel
ATHENS (AA) – A left-wing French parliamentarian slammed the speaker for ignoring lawmaker Meyer Habib’s defence of Israel’s war crimes.
“Unconditional supporters of Israeli war criminals protect each other. A French MP can therefore calmly apologize for war crimes. What a shame!” Thomas Portes, a lawmaker from the France Unbowed party, said on X, referring to the parliament speaker Yael Braun-Pivet’s decision.
On Thursday, Eric Coquerel, a member of the France Unbowed party, took the floor in parliament to mourn a Foreign Ministry official killed in Gaza.
Coquerel’s attempt to observe a one-minute silence for the official was met with rejection, prompting him to voice concerns over casualties in Gaza.
Habib, who holds French and Israeli citizenship, accused Coquerel of lying and said: “(Israel’s work in Gaza) is not over.”
Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since October 7 has killed at least 20,258 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 53,320 others, according to health authorities in the enclave.
The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins with half of the coastal territory’s houses damaged or destroyed, and nearly 2 million people displaced within the densely-populated enclave amid severe shortages of food and clean water.
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