No stage for genocide

No to the Eurovision Song Contest as a propaganda show

Nakba Day: Friday, May 15 th 2026 in Vienna

Every day, Palestinians are killed in the Gaza Strip, vital aid supplies are withheld amid the destruction, and renowned aid organizations are banned. At the same time, the violence of the occupiers in the West Bank and Jerusalem is escalating. Nevertheless, Israel is being offered a stage in the Song Contest as if there were no starvation, no ethnic cleansing, no occupation. 

Art ist resistance

The Eurovision Song Contest thus becomes part of a propaganda apparatus through which genocide is normalized. Art and culture are not apolitical – they can also serve resistance. Just as the international boycott movement contributed to the fall of apartheid in South Africa, today there is a need for a boycott of Israel – including in the arts.

Five European countries – Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland, and the Netherlands – are already boycotting the Song Contest. ESC trophies are being returned in protest. This demonstrates the effectiveness of civil courage.

While the ESC excluded Russia from the competition, international law apparently does not count in Israel’s case.

 

 

We will not simply let this stand.

On May 15, the day commemorating the ethnic cleansing of Palestine (Nakba), which in 1948 led to the violent displacement of 750,000 Palestinians, our solidarity event will take place. With loud voices, we are bringing an alternative to the stage. International artists and activists are coming together to stand up for justice and to commemorate the Nakba.

Our event demonstrates: culture does not have to serve propaganda, but can contribute to resistance against systematic injustice.

Exclude Israel from the Song Contest!

Sign the appeal here.

Das Organisationskomitee

Song-Protest 2026 | Vienna

Christina Angerer, Psychotherapist, Austria

Kathrin Gansow, Music Manager, Austria

Franziska Harbich, Economist, Austria

Wilhelm Langthaler, Activist and Author, Austria

Rames Najar, Architect, Austria

Tina Reiterer, Data Analyst, Austria

Tarkan Tek, Employee of a Humanitarian Organization, Austria

Topoké, Artist and Teacher, Austria

Irina Vana, Social Scientist, Austria

 

Endorsers

  1. Michael Barenboim, internationally recognized classical violinist, Germany
  2. Helga Baumgarten, Prof. (Emer.), prominent scholar of Middle Eastern politics, long affiliated with Birzeit University, author, Stuttgart, Germany
  3. Ramzy Baroud, internationally published journalist, author, and political commentator, Palestine / United States
  4. Marcus Staiger, journalist, author, activist; well known in German hip-hop journalism and political media, Berlin, Germany
  5. Haim Bresheeth-Žabner, Prof., filmmaker, photographer, film studies scholar; founder of the Jewish Network for Palestine, Great Britain
  6. Martin Goldschmidt, producer, founder of the independent record label Cooking Vinyl, London, United Kingdom
  7. Miguel Ríos, one of the most famous figures in Spanish rock since the late 1960s, Spain
  8. Esrap, musician, Vienna, Austria
  9. España Circo Este, alternative/folk-rock band known in the European festival circuit, Italy
  10. Mohammed Elsusi, Palestinian rapper and music producer, survivor from Gaza, based in Norway
  11. Andy de la Tour, established British actor and writer with a long career in film, TV, and theatre, United Kingdom
  12. Amparo Sánchez, Spanish musician and founder of the influential world-music project Amparanoia, Spain
  13. Izraa, musician, Vienna, Austria
  14. Kiki, singer, Slovenia
  15. Swelle, musicians, Vienna, Austria
  16. Lina Widmoser, musician, Austria
  17. Kilian Ottinger, musician, Austria
  18. Oliver Dyb, musician, Norway
  19. The Black Beat, musician, Spain
  20. Nina Maleika, German singer-songwriter known in the indie/soul scene, Hamburg, Germany
  21. Sara Marzadori, classical violinist, Vienna, Austria
  22. Topoké, musician, Vienna, Austria
  23. Anna Grob, musician, Vienna, Austria
  24. Leftovers, musicians, Vienna, Austria
  25. Rahel, musician, Austria
  26. Clemens Neumeister, musician, initiator “Artists Against Genocide”, Vienna, Austria
  27. Pádraig MacMahon, The Belgian Blue, musician, Austria / Ireland
  28. Clarice Curradi, emerging classical violinist performing internationally, Italy
  29. Drew Moyo, DJ, musician, Norway
  30. Eva Maria Neubauer, singer, Vienna, Austria
  31. James Poke, musician, United Kingdom
  32. Eva Llorach, award-winning Spanish actress with national and international recognition, Spain
  33. Eloísa Blanco, visual artist, Spain
  34. Antonio Nicolás Jiménez, visual artist, Spain
  35. Marta Rojo, visual artist, Spain
  36. Andrea Guardiola, actress, Spain
  37. Camille Lévy Sarfati, art curator, author, educator, Tunisia
  38. Irene Anula, actress, Spain
  39. Macarena de Rueda, actress, Spain
  40. Federica Porello, dancer, Spain
  41. Valérie Osouf, filmmaker, France
  42. Mauricio Lizarazo Prada, cultural producer and founder of Live Music Production / Pachamama Culture, Germany
  43. Alberte Pagán, filmmaker, Spain
  44. Claudia Fritz, visual artist, Lans, Austria
  45. Rainer Baer, artist, Austria
  46. Freda Guttman, artist, Canada
  47. Lidon Soriano, sports scientist, health professional, educator, political activist, Navarra, Spain
  48. Donny Gluckstein, historian, author, known in British academic and left-wing political circles
  49. María del Mar Gijón Mendigutía, philologist, human rights activist, writer, University of the Basque Country, Spain
  50. Maria Reicher-Marek, university professor, Alliance for Justice between Israelis and Palestinians
  51. Mercè Prats, retired, Spain
  52. Claudio Muraro, retired, Spain
  53. Annette Groth, former Member of the German Bundestag (2009–2017) for Die Linke; known in German politics and human-rights activism, Germany
  54. Iris Hefets, psychologist, “Jewish Voice for Just Peace in the Middle East”, Berlin, Germany
  55. Ronnie Barkan, Israeli dissident known internationally in pro-Palestinian activism networks, Munich, Germany
  56. Attia Rajab, activist and civil engineer, Palestine Solidarity Committee Stuttgart, Germany
  57. Dalia Sarig, Jewish anti-Zionist initiative, Vienna, Austria
  58. Eva Marn, “Not in My Name”, Slovenia
  59. Juli Schütter, activist, Vienna, Austria
  60. Katie Hunter, Educators for Peace, teacher, United Kingdom
  61. Luis Arbide, activist, Spain
  62. Montserrat Toll, Palestinian activist, Spain
  63. Hadas Emma Kedar, PhD researcher and activist, Germany
  64. Josu Castillo, artivist, Spain
  65. Khayim Illia, author, Albania
  66. Sary Gadi, journalist, Germany
  67. David Vexelman, photojournalist, Germany
  68. Arantza, teacher, Basque Country, Spain
  69. Olatz García Caminos, music teacher, Spain
  70. Leonor Sáez Méndez, professor, University of Murcia, Spain
  71. Olatz Ereno, economist, Spain
  72. Héctor Juanatey, journalist, Spain
  73. Juan Ignacio Sanz Arroyo, retired, Spain
  74. Piedad Mateu Bellés, retired, Spain
  75. María de Delàs, journalist, Spain
  76. Richard Weyndling, journalist, Basque Country
  77. Edurne Beaumont Esandi, teacher, Spain
  78. Ane Almiranterena, social educator, Spain
  79. Levi Athan, teacher, Spain
  80. Pau Zabala, secondary school teacher, Spain
  81. Nuria Montes, teacher, Spain
  82. Salvador Pérez Tobarra, Professor (Emer.), Spain
  83. Olatz Tirapu Ardaiz, teacher, Spain
  84. Ignacio Casado Casco, teacher, Spain
  85. Sara Martínez Fonseca, teacher, Spain
  86. Fernando Moreno, teacher, Spain
  87. Rafael Carbonell Font, teacher, Spain
  88. Alicia Percaz, secretary, Spain
  89. Laura Renau, social educator, Spain
  90. Joseba Huarte, social educator, Spain
  91. Isabel Falcó Gil, teacher, Spain
  92. Helen Gourlay, play worker, Scotland, United Kingdom
  93. Juana García, teacher, Spain
  94. Àngel Domingo Villarreal, teacher, Spain
  95. Carlos Javier de la Cruz de la Calera, teacher, Spain
  96. Belén Sanchis Bonilla, teacher, Spain
  97. Fernando Ortiz Monfort, teacher, Spain
  98. Xabier Sanz, teacher, Spain
  99. Isabel Feliu, teacher, Spain
  100. Alina Escamilla, teacher, Spain
  101. Maian Domínguez, music teacher, Spain
  102. Ana Almar, teacher, Spain
  103. Anatolia de los Ríos Rupérez, teacher, Spain
  104. Maria, retired, Spain
  105. Joaquín Morales, teacher, Spain
  106. Maria Zaragoza, teacher, Spain
  107. Concepción Sánchez, professor, Spain
  108. Susana Sanz de Galdeano, professor, Spain
  109. Luz Gómez, renowned professor of Arabic and Islamic studies, Spain
  110. Nuria Gómez, lecturer, Spain
  111. Eva Aranguren, teacher, Basque Country
  112. Kontxesi Vicente, art teacher, Basque Country
  113. Jose M. Lorenzo, historian, Spain
  114. Arantza Gutiérrez-Paz, assistant professor, Basque Country
  115. Germán García, Welcome Refugees, retired, Spain
  116. Dominique Morata, travel agent, Spain
  117. Elvira Fernández Vilà, retired, Spain
  118. Luis Javier González Hernández, retired, Spain
  119. Isabelle Casel, coordinator European Peace Project, board member “German Peace Council”, Germany
  120. Martina López, medical doctor, Spain
  121. Carmen, medical doctor, Spain
  122. Pilar Garrido, medical doctor, Spain
  123. Albert Maroto Genover, medical doctor, Spain
  124. Ana Encinas, medical doctor, Spain
  125. Marisa García de Aguinaga, medical doctor, Spain
  126. Mónica Boillos Villar, medical doctor, Spain
  127. Iosu Cabodevilla, clinical psychologist, Spain
  128. María Pilar Matamala Barbacil, psychiatrist, Spain
  129. Itziar Tres Borja, psychologist, Basque Country
  130. Iker Fernández Palacio, veterinary surgeon, Spain
  131. Astrid Wagner, lawyer, Vienna, Austria
  132. Katrien De Ruysscher, SOS Gaza, actress, Belgium
  133. Patxi Gerriko, retired, Spain
  134. Marisa Aristu, retired, Spain
  135. Rames Najjar, architect, Vienna, Austria
  136. Cris Tutor, translator, Spain
  137. Carme López, translator, Spain
  138. Jana Stoddart, translator, Spain
  139. Kate Bell, translator, Spain
  140. Orega Zubeldia, translator, Basque Country
  141. Pablo Romero-Noguera, translator, Catalonia
  142. Alejandro Pérez, NGO worker, Spain
  143. Saura Ganuza, family support worker, Spain
  144. Joaquín Ferrándiz Blas, retired, Spain
  145. Gillian Berker-Cook, retired, Spain
  146. María Pilar Plata González, retired, Spain
  147. Clara Sanz Astrain, social worker, Spain
  148. Maribel Rubio Porras, social worker, Spain
  149. Mar Coloma Sánchez, nurse, Spain
  150. Iñaki Gorriz Noain, nurse, Spain
  151. Arantza Paniagua Martín, nursing assistant, Spain
  152. Ana María Jiménez Ramos, administrative staff, Spain
  153. Maria Rives, administrative staff, Spain
  154. Concepción Centelles Ruiz, retired, Spain
  155. Juan del Amo, retired, Spain
  156. Lucy Allington Gush, retired, Spain
  157. Maku, administrative staff, Spain
  158. Sonia Ulaiar Reparaz, administrative staff, Spain
  159. Hania Fayd, administration, Spain
  160. Jesús Fernández, agricultural technical engineer, Spain
  161. Kepa Sanmartín Orbe, physical climatology geographer, Spain
  162. Adriana Ortiz, consultant, Spain
  163. Abel Mansoa López, maintenance engineer, Spain
  164. Luis Salazar, bicycle mechanic, Spain
  165. Alicia Pino, consultant, Spain
  166. Eva Battaler, innovation manager, Spain
  167. Carlos, forest firefighter, Spain
  168. Bárbara Couso Permuy, retired, Spain
  169. Pastora de Florencio, retired, Spain
  170. M. Elena de la Mano Prat, retired, Spain
  171. Marcos Ruiz Arellano, physician, Spain
  172. Eva Robles, radiographer, Spain
  173. Diego Idoate, hospital orderly, Spain
  174. Itziar de Miguel Roig, gardener, Spain
  175. Mike Duff, designer, Spain
  176. Markus Raithmayr, architect, Lans, Austria
  177. Anna Sales Boix, technical staff, University Foundation, Spain
  178. Manu Sánchez, worker, Spain
  179. Isabel de la Cruz, anthropologist, Spain
  180. Ángela Sánchez, architecture and visual arts, Spain
  181. Alfred Barazón Torres, graphic designer, Spain
  182. María Jesús Casado Sanz, civil servant, Spain
  183. Jokin Esparza, literature, Spain
  184. Idit Nathan, artist, United Kingdom
  185. Alon Mard-Techelet, software engineer, Austria (formerly Israel)
  186. Jerome Hillel Bark, computer engineer, Israel
  187. Dusty Whistles, artist, Austria
  188. Abdulaziz Sabri, account manager, Spain
  189. Pablo Martín, technician, Navarra, Spain
  190. Ton Tobena, retired, Spain
  191. Ana Isabel Itoiz Izco, retired, Spain
  192. Fermín Navarro, graphic designer, Spain
  193. Merche, farmer, Spain
  194. Isvari Verdasco Vega, yoga teacher, Spain
  195. Mapi Abendano, finance director, Spain
  196. Alexis Meyners, marketing, Spain
  197. Ignacio Bidegain, economist, Spain
  198. Isabel Tuda, curator, Spain
  199. Carmen Fernández Casas, performing arts management, Spain
  200. Oriol Abulí Vergés, tourism information provider, Catalonia
  201. Jordi Salvat Alabart, programmer, Catalonia
  202. Maitane Unzu, cook, Basque Country
  203. Losu, student, Basque Country
  204. Maria Cleofé, medical student, Spain
  205. Clara Pinazo, student, Spain
  206. María Inés Fernández, medical doctor, Spain
  207. Gillian Barker-Cook, retired, Spain
  208. Imma Martín, retired, Spain
  209. Esther López de Dicastillo, retired, Spain
  210. Marta Penalva, professor, Spain
  211. Irene Rodero, Basque Country
  212. Francisco José Fernández Álvarez, Spain
  213. Usoa Salaberri, engineer, Basque Country
  214. Eunate San Román, teacher, Basque Country
  215. Jesús Ochoa, retired, Spain
  216. Marian Orue, social worker, Spain
  217. Iker Tolosa, cultural manager, Basque Country
  218. Josu Azcona, journalist, Spain
  219. Itziar Iturri, city councillor, Basque Country
  220. Roberto Perandrés, Spain
  221. Sara Naddaf García, psychologist, Spain
  222. Clara Casajosa, translator, Spain
  223. Javier Arjona, miner, Asturias, Spain
  224. Charly Walter, interior architect, Innsbruck, Austria
  225. Laura Gutiérrez, Spain
  226. Itziar Barrutia Calabia, Spain
  227. Eva Galguera, Spain
  228. Sara Navarro, Spain
  229. Ruth González, Spain
  230. Ana Arenillas, Spain
  231. Elia Pinazo, Spain
  232. Xabier Martinicorena, Spain
  233. José Luis Martinicorena, Spain
  234. Amaro Sánchez Rodríguez, Spain
  235. Lourdes Español, Spain
  236. María José Hernández, Spain
  237. Maria Ángeles Azanza, Basque Country
  238. Eugenio Remedios Morgado, Spain
  239. María Dolores Málaga González, Spain
  240. Eduardo Villar, Spain
  241. María Fernández, Spain
  242. Liuba T.S., Spain
  243. Waseem Barakat
  244. Pilar G. Guerrero, Spain
  245. Tina Reiterer, shark conservationist, Austria
  246. Sonja Schrei, teacher, Austria
  247. Andreas Pfeifer, general practitioner, Austria
  248. Johann Marek, university professor, Graz, Austria
  249. Madeleine Wincey, housekeeper, United Kingdom
  250. Ingrid Riebler, psychotherapist, Austria
  251. Adela Keen, designer, Czech Republic
  252. Helga Fritz, retired, Austria
  253. Barbara Hrvatin Novak, teacher, Slovenia
  254. Volker Schirmacher, Austria
  255. Valentina Benedikter, software engineer, Austria
  256. Amira Hassan, music teacher, Austria
  257. Erwin Zimmermann, IT technician, Austria
  258. Elke Pirkheim, teacher, Austria
  259. Gerhard Summer, Palestine activist, Austria
  260. Franz Sölkner, historian, author, activist, Austria
  261. Georg Rigerl, former teacher, artist, Austria
  262. Samih Resheq, medical doctor, Austria
  263. Johann Schlögl, librarian, Austria
  264. Claudia Kollitsch, Austria
  265. Frank Haidar, Dr., peace activist, Austria
  266. Isabel Galan, scientist, Austria
  267. Philipp von Waechter, independent consultant, Switzerland
  268. Azril bin Mohd Amin, lawyer, Centhra Malaysia, Malaysia
  269. Renate Anna Menzel, gallerist, Austria
  270. Ludwig Hubauer, student, Austria
  271. Tawar Kumnakch, Austria
  272. Eva Hubauer, teacher, Austria
  273. Ahmad Salem Ahmed, medical doctor, Austria
  274. Osama Alghoul, executive manager, human rights network for Palestine
  275. Carlos Virasoro-Cuarta, international posadist, biology-museology, Argentina
  276. Elke Tscherbatschoff, translator, journalist, Switzerland
  277. Irmgard Hubauer, social ecologist, Austria
  278. Erol Akdag, retired EU and UN staff, Belgium
  279. Ellen Lewis, co-founder of NION – Not In Our Name, international high school teacher, USA / Austria
  280. Carlo Bosi, musicologist, Austria
  281. Astrid Gschiel, lawyer, Austria
  282. Erich Levc-Münzer, retired, Austria
  283. Jürg Kammermann, teacher, Austria
  284. Karl Leyrer, teacher, Austria
  285. Jasmin Safadi, artist
  286. Thomas Prader, emeritus lawyer, Austria
  287. Renate Bursik, teacher, PSÖ
  288. Gabriele Proto, farmer, Italy
  289. Traudlinde Aigner, retired, Austria
  290. Eva Apfelthaler, Austria
  291. Peter Oberdammer, Austria
  292. Gunter Zeilinger, software developer (healthcare), Austria
  293. Victor Najjar, student
  294. Richard Langthaler, socio-economist, retired, Austria
  295. Judith Welz, research coordination, Austria
  296. Luisa Berghammer, Austria
  297. Ariana Macon, biologist, Austria
  298. Gernot Gstirner, teacher, Austria
  299. Friedrich Hammerschmidt, retired, Austria
  300. Erich Wartecker, retired judge, Austria
  301. Biki Gorostiaga, teacher, Basque Country
  302. Dali Gabes, influencer, Austria
  303. Barbara, Movement for the Rights of the Palestinian People, Slovenia
  304. Ludo De Brabander, spokesperson Vrede vzw, Belgium
  305. Daniel Lopez Artiga, record label: Empty6Pack, Spain
  306. Nunu Garcia Duran, musician, vocal teacher, Spain
  307. Cristina Sandino, artist, Austria
  308. Valenttina Cardozo, engineer, Austria
  309. Marisel, photographer, Austria
  310. Ana Bravo Quirós, therapist, Spain
  311. Maidline Aurie, artist, Germany
  312. Eidin Jalali, actor, Austria
  313. Stephanie, student, Austria
  314. Nadira Nour, Austria
  315. Marianne Rieger, astrologist, Austria
  316. Silvia Ceramicola, geoscientist, Italy
  317. Manfred Hagn, Austria
  318. Alexa Rodrian, musician, Germany
  319. Karim Fischer, manager, Austria
  320. Ximena Castro, painter, Mexico