While Israel performs at Eurovision, a small anti-Israel protest in Vienna, backed by Roger Waters, drew only dozens under slogan 'No Stage for Genocide'Updated: Related TopicsOnly several dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered for the event, despite organizers promoting it as a major “concert against genocide” featuring dozens of artists and speakers. In one exchange with ynet Global, a protester openly admitted she could not imagine Israelis and Palestinians sharing the Eurovision stage in the future, repeatedly insisting “there’s no stage for genocide.”Pro-palestinian protest Eurovision (Video: Roy Altman)Yet even during the conversation, contradictions emerged. Asked whether she supports peace, the protester said she is “open for peace with Israel,” while simultaneously rejecting the idea of Israelis and Palestinians appearing together on stage at Eurovision.Despite saying she did not know any Israeli Eurovision entries, the activist later admitted she liked Dana International’s winning 1998 performance “Diva.”1 View gallery Noam Bettan (Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Leutner)As pro-Palestinian protests appear to be shrinking, Israel’s chances of winning are rising. According to consensus data aggregated by ESCToday from 25 international bookmakers, Israel is currently ranked fourth in the betting odds.First published: 19:20, 05.15.26 Comments