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LFI local councilor leads disruption of Jewish DJ Barbara Butch concert in Grenoble
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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 45-year-old Jewish artist and LGBTQ+ figure, after twenty minutes. Brunon expressed pride in the action, citing Butch's signing of a petition supporting a bill against new forms of anti-Semitism and her performance at the French embassy in Tel Aviv. LFI coordinator Manuel Bompard defended the disruption on Franceinfo, stating it was due to her political positions. However, by July 23, Brunon and LFI leadership stopped responding to media inquiries, indicating embarrassment. The Union of Jewish Students of France protested near LFI headquarters in Paris on July 20. The article highlights internal tension within LFI over the local action.
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Protest by the Union of Jewish Students of France near the headquarters of La France Insoumise, in Paris, on July 20, 2026. XAVIER GALIANA/AFP
On Monday, July 20, Allan Brunon was very quick to respond to requests from Le Monde. The opposition councilor for La France Insoumise (LFI) in Grenoble, leader of a protest to disrupt the concert of DJ Barbara Butch at a city festival two days earlier, reiterated his "pride" in having interrupted the performance of the 45-year-old Jewish artist, an LGBTQ+ figure, after twenty minutes.
Three days later, on Thursday, the lead candidate for the "Insoumis" in the March municipal elections left our messages unanswered. A symbol of a change in communication strategy, but also of a certain embarrassment within the movement's leadership, which also did not respond to our requests.
At the start of the week, despite attacks from all sides, the highest echelons of the coordination were still united in defending their local troops, who had called for action against the DJ. The reason: her signing, in March, of a petition in support of the controversial bill by MP Caroline Yadan against "new forms of anti-Semitism" (which the artist had since publicly regretted), as well as a performance at the French embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 12, 2025. It was therefore for her "political positions" that the artist was targeted by this protest, justified LFI coordinator Manuel Bompard on Franceinfo radio on Monday.
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Politique : Toute l’actualité sur Le Monde.fr.Western
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