French MP quits Gaza flotilla for 'personal reasons', flies to meet PFLP reps in Lebanon
Thomas Portes met with PFLP members in Beirut days after leaving the Gaza flotilla, sparking criticism from French Jewish politician Shannon Seban.
Thomas Portes with deputy Andrée Taurinya, Olivier Besancenot, and Salah Hamouri visiting the cemetery of the martyrs of the Palestinian cause, as well as the refugee camps of Sabra and Chatila and of Mar Elias in Beirut on September 26th, 2025. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)ByMATHILDA HELLER