The revolt is rising: greater than a thousand musicians world wide are in flip calling for a boycott ofEurovisionwhich can happen in Might 2026, at Vienna (Austria), because of the Israel’s participation in the competition. The letter, revealed on the motion’s web site No music for génocidecollected, on Tuesday April 21, 2026, greater than 1,100 signatures, primarily artists from small and medium labels.
Indignant stars
A number of well-known teams and musicians, most of whom have already actively joined the motion of boycott tradition of Israel for a few years, have signed this attraction, based on the organizers.
Amongst them are Peter GabrielRoger Waters (ex-Pink Floyd), the British group Massive Attackthe musician and producer Brian Eno, the rapper Macklemore or the Northern Irish trio Kneecap, a member of which had been prosecuted by the British courts for having displayed a Hezbollah flag during a concert in 2024 earlier than seeing the fees dropped.
In opposition to the Israeli “genocide” in Gaza
These signatories name for the exclusion of the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, “which has been complicit in crimes in opposition to humanity dedicated by Israel”.
Franco-Israeli singer Noam Bettan, 27, was chosen to represent Israela mission which has a robust patriotic dimension in a rustic the place the competitors is extraordinarily adopted and its candidates supported.
“As musicians and cultural employees, lots of whom dwell within the space lined by theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU), we refuse that Eurovision is used to whitewash and normalize the genocidethe siege and brutal army occupation of the Palestinians by Israel », Write the signatories.
An unprecedented slingshot
The Eurovision contest, which is celebrating its seventieth version this yr, is shaken by the biggest boycott in its historical past round Israel’s participation. Broadcasters from Spain, Eire, Iceland, Netherlands and Slovenia announced their defection.
They blame Israel for the conduct of the struggle waged in Gazain retaliation to theattack of October 7, 2023 of the Palestinian Islamist motion Hamas on its floor.
Israel has received Eurovision 4 instances, the final time in 2018. Over the past version the Israeli singer Yuval Raphaelsurvivor of the assault on October 7, 2023, got here second, successful essentially the most votes from the general public.
