A parliamentary report reviewed by Le Point formally establishes the close ties between lawmakers from La France insoumise (LFI) and Islamist movements, against a backdrop of instrumentalization of the Palestinian cause.
Around forty hearings, three ministers, intelligence services, and a damning conclusion, particularly for La France insoumise. Le Point has reviewed the report of the parliamentary inquiry initiated by Laurent Wauquiez into links between political representatives and organizations spreading Islamist ideology or supporting terrorism. Published on December 17, the document contains no major revelations but confirms investigations published for months by several media outlets, including Le Point. Based notably on hearings with the DGSE, it highlights an “sometimes very strong ideological proximity” between certain national elected officials and Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated networks.
According to intelligence services, this proximity relies on three legitimate but frequently instrumentalized themes: the fight against so-called “Islamophobia,” the fight against all forms of discrimination, and the defense of the Palestinian cause.
A Striking Assessment of LFI
While expected, the findings are striking. The report establishes proximity, and even collusion, between LFI lawmakers and radical Islam. Through the various hearings, around forty in total, including researchers, intelligence officials, police, journalists, and three sitting ministers, the report reaches clear conclusions: “By claiming to defend Muslims, LFI in reality supports individuals close to Islamist movements.”
Several LFI Figures Named
Among those heard, Cédric Brun, a former LFI member and regional councilor in northern France, provided particularly detailed testimony, citing concrete and documented examples. Several LFI figures are named, including Thomas Portes, Ersilia Soudais, and especially Rima Hassan, a Member of the European Parliament, whose radical positions are summarized in the report.
Hassan has never hidden her extreme views or the entryist strategies she pursued. The report recalls that between 2024 and 2025, she hosted at the European Parliament the Brotherhood-linked collective Lallab and FEMYSO, presented as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Political Reactions
Speaking to Le Point, Caroline Yadan, a Renaissance MP and member of the commission, emphasized the importance of the inquiry. “This commission was obviously necessary, because one cannot fight an invisible enemy. The hearings and documents have factually shown that within our Republic, there are movements and political parties, largely on the left and far left, that have irresponsibly chosen to promote Islamism and its spokespeople,” she said, adding that the risk of Islamist entryism exists in other political parties as well.
A view shared by Jonas Haddad, spokesperson for Les Républicains, the party of Xavier Breton, who chaired the commission. “This inquiry acted like a health inspection in an unsanitary restaurant. It cast a harsh light on the clientelist back room of Islamo leftism. That is why LFI tried to sabotage the commission and even threatened lawmakers from the republican left before finally taking part,” he stated.
The Embarrassing Hearing of Jean-Luc Mélenchon
During Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s hearing, the LFI leader appeared unsettled when MPs Prisca Thévenot and Liliana Tanguy questioned him on concrete links between LFI figures and Brotherhood-affiliated actors connected to terrorism or to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
This discomfort was noted by the rapporteur: “While the commission wished to hear Jean-Luc Mélenchon on his perception of the Islamist threat, the following developments present objective facts illustrating a tendency among some elected officials close to him to conflate Muslims and Islamists and, while claiming to support the former, to show complacency toward the latter.”
As evidence, the report cites a misstep during the hearing by LFI MP Aurélien Saintoul, who attempted to rehabilitate the UOIF, described in the report as a structure linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Palestinian Cause as a Trojan Horse
The deadly attack in Sydney during Hanukkah celebrations targeting the Jewish community is presented as part of a broader continuum of Islamist entryism spreading under the cover of claimed support for the Palestinian cause.
The report cites figures such as Brotherhood preacher Elias d’Imzalène, who called for an “Intifada” in France, and Omar Alsoumi, spokesperson for Urgence Palestine, who is to stand trial in 2026 for calling to spread a “flood of Al Aqsa” in France, the name given to the October 7 terrorist attack. Their links to LFI figures are also highlighted.
An Evolving Terrorist Threat
As authorities foiled a planned New Year’s attack near Los Angeles by a so-called pro-Palestinian collective, the DGSI, widely referenced in the report, describes the terrorist threat as increasingly embodied by very young individuals inspired by Islamic State propaganda, without direct organizational ties.
These individuals favor rudimentary knife attacks against symbolic targets, fueled by current events, particularly the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jihadist propaganda violently targets the Jewish community, Israel, and the West, viewing France as a “historic partner of Israel.”
The DGSE also warns about narratives that, “without directly calling for murder or violence,” may have “serious, lasting, and insidious consequences for national cohesion,” falling under the fight against separatism.
Infiltration of Municipalities
Several municipalities cited in the report, based on hearings, illustrate orchestrated infiltration at the local level. A key issue identified is the lack of legitimate Muslim interlocutors, which Islamist profiles exploit by presenting themselves as credible representatives, despite speaking for only a minority.
While relations between mayors and Muslim communities do not necessarily reflect complacency or entryist strategies, local officials often find themselves caught between accusations of “Islamophobia” on one side and “Islamo leftism” or “Islamo-rightism” on the other. Rapporteur Matthieu Bloch of the UDR party criticized these simplistic judgments that target mostly good-faith elected officials, often ill-equipped to distinguish legitimate demands from influence operations.
Recommendations and Levers for a Republican Response
Some services advocate for more assertive use of existing tools against foreign and ideological interference, while others call for better information and guidance from the state to local officials.
As the Interior Minister warns of a “likelihood of entryism” in electoral lists, territorial intelligence services anticipate that some lead candidates will be “clearly identified as potentially close to certain Muslim religious currents.” Intelligence officials warn of figures who, through their “followers,” encourage voting and signal increased vigilance regarding electoral instructions in places of worship ahead of upcoming municipal elections.
Territorial intelligence services also acknowledge limitations. After the dissolution of the CCIF following the murder of Samuel Paty, some former members reconstituted the CCIE in Belgium. This did not prevent the group from being invited to the National Assembly by LFI MP Raphaël Arnault, nor from being defended during its hearing by Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
