US EditionPerformance in Saint Gilles Deemed 'Pro-Hamas' Sparks Controversy
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A pro-Palestinian performance during the Resistance Festival in Saint-Gilles draws outrage from Jean Spinette (PS), the mayor of the Brussels municipality. On images that circulated afterwards, the controversial slogan "from the river to the sea" can be heard. Spinette says that the organizers did not adhere to the agreements.
A video is circulating, showing a show that staged Hamas fighters in the context of the Gaza conflict. ...
Performance in Saint Gilles deemed 'pro-Hamas' sparks controversy
Saint-Gilles’ mayor Jean Spinette (PS) has condemned a display at this weekend’s Resistance Festival which he deemed pro-Hamas, citing possible glorification of terrorism. Spinette was reacting to images circulating on social media, taken from a staged event organised as part of the Resistance...
Jean Spinette (PS), the mayor of the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles, is displeased with a pro-Palestinian performance that was staged in his municipality last weekend during the Resistance Festival. In images that subsequently circulated on social media, the cry “From the river to the sea” can be heard, a controversial slogan that opponents say calls for the destruction of the state of Israel.
Monday, June 9, 2025 - 14:54 A staging judged pro-Hamas in Saint-Gilles: the mayor of Saint-Gilles, "I will not stay there" Polemic in Saint-Gilles: the mayor denounces a staging of the Festival Résistance reputed pro-Hamas, evoking a possible apology of terrorism. Measures are under study, including a transmission to the public prosecutor. Zen Reading The mayor of Saint-Gilles, Jean Spinette, strongly denounced on Monday images circulating on s…
They would show, in his view, a simulac that could be interpreted as an apology of Hamas, with in background sound the slogan "From the river to the sea" – an ambivalent formula denying Israel's existence in certain pro-Palestinian uses, that of Palestine in pro-Israeli uses. The mayor of Saint-Gilles, Jean Spinette, strongly denounced on Monday images circulating on social networks, extracted from a staging organized this weekend within the fra…
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