closeicon
World

Tight security as Paris celebrates Tel Aviv beach day

articlemain

A Tel Aviv-themed day at a Paris urban beach began calmly despite an increase in security after pro-Palestinian groups called for protests.

Hundreds of police officers are patrolling “Tel Aviv sur Seine” today, a man-made beach along the banks of the River Seine known as Paris Plage.

This year the city authorities decided to dedicate one “plage” day to the Israeli coastal city with themed music, food and games.

But pro-Palestinian groups have called for protests against the event and for the setting up of a “Gaza beach” elsewhere in the city. A petition urging Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to call off the event had gathered more than 24,000 signatures online.

However, in an opinion piece for French newspaper Le Monde on Tuesday, Ms Hidalgo said she supported the event and invited Parisians to “come in droves”.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls also tweeted his support for the event.

Share via

Want more from the JC?

To continue reading, we just need a few details...

Want more from
the JC?

To continue reading, we just
need a few details...

Get the best news and views from across the Jewish world Get subscriber-only offers from our partners Subscribe to get access to our e-paper and archive