Amnesty stages 'End Genocide' protest at Austria-Israel Nations League match
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Amnesty International Austria displayed a banner reading 'End Genocide' at a UEFA Nations League match between Austria and Israel in Linz, renewing calls for international football authorities to suspend Israel's Football Association over its support for illegal settlements. The protest highlighted the organization's demands that FIFA and UEFA take action regarding Israel's policies in Palestinian territories.
Amnesty International Austria displayed a banner reading "End Genocide" inside the stadium in Linz on Thursday night, as Austria faced Israel in the opening group match of the men's Uefa Nations League.
The protest renewed Amnesty's call for Uefa and Fifa to suspend the Israel Football Association (IFA) over "clear evidence" it continues to support illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
"Our protest is directed against many governments and sporting authorities that know exactly what is happening in the Gaza Strip and still do nothing to stand against genocide," said Alexander Weihrauch, a campaigner at Amnesty International Austria.
Weihrauch said Israel's "ongoing genocide" in Gaza, its "system of apartheid" against Palestinians, and the "ethnic cleansing in Area C" of the occupied West Bank "must not disappear from public attention".
Amnesty first urged Fifa and Uefa in October 2025 to suspend the IFA unless settlement-based clubs were excluded from Israeli leagues. Fifa rejected that call in March 2026.
Amnesty is also pressing Austria and other EU states to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement and ban trade with implicated settlement entities.
The protest renewed Amnesty's call for Uefa and Fifa to suspend the Israel Football Association (IFA) over "clear evidence" it continues to support illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
"Our protest is directed against many governments and sporting authorities that know exactly what is happening in the Gaza Strip and still do nothing to stand against genocide," said Alexander Weihrauch, a campaigner at Amnesty International Austria.
Weihrauch said Israel's "ongoing genocide" in Gaza, its "system of apartheid" against Palestinians, and the "ethnic cleansing in Area C" of the occupied West Bank "must not disappear from public attention".
Amnesty first urged Fifa and Uefa in October 2025 to suspend the IFA unless settlement-based clubs were excluded from Israeli leagues. Fifa rejected that call in March 2026.
Amnesty is also pressing Austria and other EU states to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement and ban trade with implicated settlement entities.
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