Barbara Butch and lawyer: Anti-Zionism in Grenoble was a cloak for anti-Semitism

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On July 18, 2026, DJ Barbara Butch was forced to leave the stage in Grenoble after being subjected to insults and bottle-throwing by pro-Palestinian activists. In an op-ed in Le Monde co-signed with her lawyer Audrey Msellati, Butch denounces the incident as a slide toward violence and argues that the anti-Zionism invoked by the protesters was merely a cloak for anti-Semitism. The disruption followed a boycott call supported by La France Insoumise, targeting Butch's stated support for the Yadan Law. Butch describes a coordinated campaign to exclude her from public life, including defamation, pressure on venues, and intimidation. She notes that physical violence is the next step after other methods failed, drawing parallels to cyberharassment she suffered after the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, for which four men were convicted in 2025.

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Original headline: Barbara Butch et son avocate : « L’antisionisme invoqué n’a été, à Grenoble, que le vêtement de l’antisémitisme »

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