A war of words between French Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) François-Xavier Bellamy and Rima Hassan – sparked by a vote to prevent Hassan from becoming the third vice-chair of the European Parliament’s human rights (DROI) subcommittee – has escalated into a legal battle. Bellamy, who hails from the centre-right The Republicans party (LR), spearheaded efforts to block Hassan’s election earlier this week, claiming previous comments she made describing Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel as legitimate “disqualify her from ever speaking about human rights” Hassan, a Franco-Palestinian la…