France24 characterizes setting off flares at a concert as mere "protest" and all but blames Israel ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Friday, November 07, 2025

France24 characterizes setting off flares at a concert as mere "protest" and all but blames Israel

Yesterday, violent protesters interrupted an Israel Philharmonic Orchestra concert in Paris with flares, setting a chair on fire, sparking chaos in the audience.

France24 does everything it can to play down the disruption - and all but justifies it by putting more emphasis on Israel's war than on the news story itself.

French police detain four over protest at Israeli Philharmonic concert in Paris
French authorities said Friday that four people had been detained after protesters disrupted a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris. The disruption came amid growing anger over Israel's actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank during its two-year military offensive.

French police have arrested four people over protests that disrupted a concert by Israel's national orchestra at the Paris Philharmonic music hall, a prosecutor said on Friday.

Several spectators repeatedly interrupted Thursday evening's concert given by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, including twice setting off smoke, the venue said.

The visit by Israel's leading orchestra had drawn criticism from several groups ahead of the event, over the country's conduct during its two-year military offensive in Gaza and its severe restrictions on allowing aid into to the occupied Palestinian territory.

The Paris Philharmonic said it had filed a complaint over the disruption, adding it "deplores and strongly condemns the serious incidents that occurred".

On three occasions, individuals who had purchased tickets attempted to disrupt the concert and fellow spectators intervened, the concert venue said.

The protesters were removed and the concert allowed to resume peacefully, it added.

A French prosecutor said on Friday that three women and one man were in custody over the incident.

Israel has come under intense international criticism for its actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

It launched its military offensive on Gaza in retaliation for the October 7, 2023, attack in Israel by militants from Palestinian group Hamas that resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

Israel's subsequent assault on Gaza has so far killed more than 68,500 Palestinians, according to figures from the Hamas-run territory's health ministry that the United Nations considers reliable.

UN investigators have accused Israel of committing genocide and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the target of an International Court of Justice arrest warrant to answer charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

France24 calls the incident simply "setting off smoke." That doesn't sound so bad, does it? Except that these were flares that give off intense heat and light. Even the venue, which has interest in trying to maintain an image of calm, called the incendiary devices "smoke bombs" which is far more accurate than "setting off smoke" which sounds like someone exhaling after taking a drag on a cigarette.

No photos or videos accompany the story (although France24 later published the video separately as a tweet-style story, not linking the two articles.) No mention of the chaos seen in the video. The story essentially justifies the violent incident because, you know, Israel - as if the orchestra itself is linked to "genocide."

Media bias comes not only from the words that are chosen but also by what is not reported and the context that the outlet chooses to use.

In this case, France24 failed in all three dimensions.