France's far left faces antisemitism accusations after DJ's concert disrupted

France's far-left France Unbowed party is facing renewed accusations of antisemitism following an incident where LGBT+ activist and Jewish DJ Barbara Butch was forced to end a concert prematurely in Grenoble. Butch's lawyer, Audrey Msellati, informed Franceinfo radio that Butch plans to file a complaint against Mélenchon's party for incitement to hatred and violence.

Butch, who gained international recognition for a performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, was performing in Grenoble on Saturday when she was subjected to heckling and reportedly had objects thrown at her stage. She described the experience as extremely frightening, stating she was unable to move for days afterward.

Local branches of France Unbowed, alongside pro-Palestinian activists, had called for a boycott and protest against Butch's show. A leaflet distributed by these groups accused her of "censoring Palestinian voices" due to her support for a controversial French draft legislation against antisemitism in 2024, which was later dropped. Critics, including former prime minister Gabriel Attal, have suggested that the far left targeted Butch because she is Jewish.

France Unbowed has been on the defensive regarding the incident. Mathilde Panot, the leader of the party's parliamentary group, commented on Wednesday that the leaflet used to target Butch was "bad."