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Friday, November 7, 2025
Four arrested after protesters disrupt Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra concert in Paris
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFour people were arrested after protesters used flares to disrupt a concert by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris on Thursday night, the latest in a wave of anti-Israel incidents linked to the Gaza conflict, French officials say.
In footage posted on social media, protesters were seen lighting flares and chanting pro-Palestinian slogans in La Philharmonie concert hall in northern Paris as some audience members and security personnel tried to remove them.
צפו: פרו-פלסטיני הדליק אבוקה בקונצרט של הפילהרמונית הישראלית בפריז, הצופים הכו אותו. צילום: לפי סעיף 27 א'https://t.co/1wL9oWcpRu pic.twitter.com/yuOkUnGLFc
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Despite the chaos and several interruptions, the concert went ahead after the protesters were evacuated.
“I strongly condemn the actions committed last night during a concert at the Philharmonie de Paris. Nothing can justify them,” Interior Minister Laurent Nunez says on X.
“I thank the personnel from the Paris police who enabled the rapid arrest of several perpetrators of serious disturbances inside the venue and contained the demonstrators outside. Four people have been placed in custody,” he adds.
The Times of Israel Community.