It is dangerous to be a Jewish artist in France. On Saturday, the well-known DJ Barbara Butch was forced to abandon her performance during a music festival in the Alpine city of Grenoble.
Butch is an icon of the LGBT movement and best-known, among international audiences, for appearing in the “Last Supper” skit during the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
On that occasion the 45-year-old Butch infuriated conservative figures on both sides of the Atlantic with her irreverence. Donald Trump labeled the parody a “disgrace,” as did the Vatican, which deplored “the offense done to many Christians and believers of other religions.”
On Saturday, it was the far-left who took offense to the presence of Butch. Encouraged by Jean-Luc Melenchon’s la France Insoumise party (LFI), about 100 pro-Palestine activists hurled abuse at Butch as she took to the stage. Soon glass bottles were being thrown and after twenty minutes the city council closed down the concert “to ensure the safety of the audience [and] the crew.”
“The aim is simple: to subject artists and culture to LFI’s political agenda”
