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Orpi Dismisses Two Staff Over Anti-Palestinian Threats Against MEP Rima Hassan

Orpi France apologized after employees threatened Franco-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan in a viral street confrontation

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La députée européenne insoumise Rima Hassan lors d’une manifestation pro-palestinienne à Paris, le 14 juin 2025.
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Overview

  • On June 27 in Paris’s 10th arrondissement, Hassan recorded two Orpi employees threatening to “burn her Palestine” and chanting “Am Yisraël Chai.”
  • The footage posted to X quickly garnered over three million views, igniting debates over anti-Palestinian hostility in France and the power of social media to hold individuals accountable.
  • Orpi France president Guillaume Martinaud issued a formal apology condemning the discriminatory conduct as contrary to its values and emphasizing respect and equality for all.
  • The agency announced the immediate dismissal of the two employees involved following a disciplinary review.
  • The incident underscores broader tensions in France over pro-Palestinian activism following Hassan’s recent detention by Israeli authorities during a Gaza-bound flotilla attempt.