“Culture cannot be complicit in the apologies for genocide.” The Paris Ian Brossat communist senator requests the deprogramming of the American Metal Group concert, scheduled for October 12 at Zenith in Paris. After a first press release, Ian Brossat also wrote letters to the police prefect and in the address of the concert hall.
After the program, revealed by Mediapart this Sunday, September 28, several left -wing officials require the cancellation of this concert. In question: the fervent support of the singer of the David Draiman group to the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu and his offensive led in the Gaza Strip for two years.
For Ian Brossat, “it seems inconceivable that the zenith, an emblematic Parisian, can offer a platform to artists whose acts and words place them in the complicity of war and genocide crimes, and that they also feed hate speeches.”
In the heart of the problem in particular: a publication by David Draiman in June 2024 that shows it in an Israeli military base with Tsahal soldiers. In these images, shared by the main part, we see it in particular signing a shell for Gaza.
“Filth”
“This shell was destined for Hamas. All innocent lives lost in this conflict are due to the fact that Hamas uses his own people as a cannon fodder to gain the sympathy of those who only ask to jump into the train from the hatred of the Jews,” then justified David Draiman.
Paris “cannot be associated with the promotion of genocide,” Ian Brossat wrote in his press release.
“Such messages do not have their place in Paris,” the socialist deputy Emmanuel Grégoire also said in X, who speaks of a “dirty” program.
For his part, the rebel Thomas Portes also said that he has also taken over the Prefect of the Police of Paris to request the prohibition of this concert due to the presence of the disturbed singer who “poses with Tsahal and dedication a shell that will then murder the Palestinian civilians.” During the last two years, the Israeli offensive has killed more than 66,000 people in Gaza, mostly civilians.
A risk of public order disorders?
Questioned by Mediapart, the City Council of the 19th District of Paris, where the zenith is located, explained that he did not have the power to deprogram to artists, but warned against the “public order risk” that constitutes this concert.
In a press release posted on Monday, the Zenith of Paris explained that it has no “space for Maniouver” authorizing “or” prohibiting “the presentation of a show, as soon as the producer’s producer meets the legal requirements raised under the general rent”, adding that the preacional that allows the event to be returned to the prefecture or justice “and not to the operator of the room.” “.” “.” “.” “.” “.” “.” “.”
Under these general conditions, the CENIT specifies, artists commit themselves in particular not to “express discriminatory, racist or xenophobic ideas, encourage violence and, in general, not cause disturbances to public order.”
In addition, the Manager of the Parisian Chamber said that “he immediately requested a formal commitment” of the disturbed group after being “informed of David Draiman’s public statements.”
Source: BFM TV
