US EditionProtesters disrupted an Israeli Philharmonic concert in Paris. 4 people are detained
Four protesters were arrested after smoke bombs briefly halted the Israel Philharmonic concert amid calls to cancel the event over accusations linked to the Gaza conflict.
- At the Philharmonie de Paris last night, protesters set off smoke bombs and briefly disrupted an Israel Philharmonic Orchestra concert, prompting police to detain four individuals.
- Pro-Palestinian activists had called for the concert's cancellation after days of pressure, and the CGT-Spectacle union urged the Philharmonie to highlight `very serious accusations` against Israel's leaders.
- On-Site figures condemned the disruption while lauding performers, with Yonathan Arfi, head of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France, praising musicians who continued despite the disturbance.
- France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez denounced the actions at the Philharmonie as unjustifiable, and officials said calls for boycott and disruption are unacceptable and will not prevent artists from receiving audience support.
- The Paris incident follows a pattern across Europe, targeting Israeli artists amid the Gaza conflict, including Lahav Shani's removal from a Belgian festival and a boycott of Amir Haddad.
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Four Arrested After Protesters Disrupt Israeli Concert in Paris
A side view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Four people were arrested after protesters used flares to disrupt a concert by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris on Thursday night, the latest in a wave of anti-Israel incidents linked to the Gaza conflict, French officials said on Friday. In footage posted on social media, protesters were seen lighting flares and chanting pro-Palestinian slogans in La Philharmonie conc…
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