RIMA Hassan, member of European Parliament of Palestinian descent, is one of the activists who participated in Freedom Flotilla that set off for Gaza

The European lawmaker from France Unbowed, whose parliamentary immunity is not valid outside the EU, was a member of the Freedom Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli authorities on Monday. View

Just hours before it was intercepted we spoke to Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament who was aboard the vessel. Early this morning, activists aboard the Madleen announced that their aid boat had been intercepted by Israeli forces and the passengers “kidnapped.

Four passengers agreed to be deported, while eight, including European Parliament Member Rima Hassan, will be detained for 96 hours after refusing to sign deportation orders.

When they arrest us, I will look at them as Larbi Ben M'Hidi looked at the colonizers of his land: serene, assured of the liberation of Palestine,’ Rima Hassan says - Anadolu Ajansı