French LFI councilor halts Jewish LGBTQ+ DJ's concert, then goes silent

Published Jul 24, 03:15 AM UTC

On July 20, 2026, opposition councilor Allan Brunon of La France Insoumise (LFI) in Grenoble led a protest that disrupted a concert by DJ Barbara Butch, a Jewish LGBTQ+ artist, after twenty minutes. Brunon expressed pride in the action, citing Butch's signing of an op-ed supporting a contested bill against new forms of antisemitism and her performance at the French embassy in Tel Aviv. LFI coordinator Manuel Bompard defended the protest as targeting political positions. However, by July 23, Brunon and LFI leadership stopped responding to media inquiries, signaling embarrassment and a shift in communication strategy. The incident sparked broader controversy, including a protest by the Union of Jewish Students of France at LFI headquarters in Paris.

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