The Paris police headquarters banned a demonstration planned for Thursday evening in front of Sciences Po Paris. Students had organized a pro-Palestinian mobilization in an amphitheater of the school.

“The police chief made the decision to ban this gathering in a context of high tensions,” the police headquarters announced to AFP. The prestigious Parisian establishment has been plunged into turmoil since Tuesday after a student member of the Union of Jewish Students of France reported being refused entry into an Amphitheater. The Urgence Palestine collective, bringing together associations and unions, called for a ‘rally’ Thursday evening.