The manager Strasbourg Events is opposed to the appearance of this controversial rapper at a pro-Palestinian meeting, scheduled for June 17. For contractual reasons and by virtue of the “line” of the room.
Manon Aubry cries for censorship. The manager replies that he has been presented with a fait accompli. On June 17, in Strasbourg, rapper Médine was announced as the star of a meeting organized by the European Left Alliance, to which LFI is affiliated. The arrival of this musician, having sparked several controversies, poses a problem for the room.
The daily lifeL’Alsacethen France 3 Grand Est, detail the standoff between LFI and the managers of the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès. While“a political meeting around international law bringing together 500 to 1000 people” had been mentioned, Strasbourg Events claims to have discovered on social networks that the meeting turned into “meeting with free concert to support Palestineâ€. Director Christophe Caillaud-Joos adds that the evening has not been contractually validated.
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“A room without controversy”
It’s the opposite, the euro-deputy LFI Manon Aubry defends herself L’Alsace that the presence of the rapper was indicated early in their exchanges. She also ensures that “Things were done properly†regarding the contract. The dispute is not only administrative or logistical. Strasbourg Events affirms that Medina does not enter into the “wooden” programmatic of the room, used to hosting shows for the general public – Frozen –classical concerts or comedians.
This is not the first time that the rapper has been invited by the Palais de la Musique et des Congrés to perform elsewhere. “We are a room without controversy, we found that we were not the most suitable place, which they understood very well”details, to France 3, the director of Strasbourg Events. This company associates the municipality and the Eurometropolis with a private group, GL Events.
Petition campaign
Uncertainty reigns as to whether the evening will go well at the Palace. “The goal is not to go into open war, I am looking for modalities that allow this event to take place in the best conditions (…)â€declares Manon Aubry. The meeting should bring together Jean-Luc Mélenchon, MEP Rima Hassan and Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint-Denis. It is organized as part of a petition campaign by the European left demanding the suspension of the association agreement between Israel and the European Union.
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The rapper Médine, 43, became known for his albums and his provocations. In 2023, he described the essayist Rachel Khan, granddaughter of deportees, as “resKHANpée”. An expression that he regretted, denying himself of being anti-Semitic and apologizing. In 2015, he sang “I am enough with Allah, no need to be laicized” in a piece where he suggested crucifying «Les laïcards comme à Golgotha ». It was necessary to see« une ode à la laïcité »he defended himself, without humor. Committed and appreciated on the left, sensitive to the Palestinian cause, he supported Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the 2022 presidential election.
