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The Malta: No Music for Genocide campaign has released its promo video ahead of the national protest taking place on Saturday, 21 February, at 3pm, starting from Parliament in Valletta. The protest calls on the Maltese Government and the PBS to withdraw from the Eurovision 2026 for as long as the genocidal state of Israel is permitted to participate.
The promo, directed by Maxime Durand and featuring local actors Thomas Camilleri and Kaylie Magri, highlights the power of music and Malta’s opportunity to stand on the side of humanity. Taking the Eurovision’s mission statement — “United by Music” — as its point of departure, the video underlines that we do not seek unity with a state actively committing genocide. The unity we call for is one grounded in peace, justice and liberation.
Notwithstanding Israel’s ongoing extermination of the Palestinian people, including the killing of 21,000 children in Gaza who will never sing again, as well as its continued illegal occupation of Palestinian land and parts of Lebanon and Syria, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has allowed Israel to participate in this year’s Eurovision.
In contrast, when Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the EBU immediately barred Russia from participation.
Israel is shamelessly using the Eurovision to whitewash its crimes, presenting itself as a normal state rather than one committing some of the gravest atrocities of our time. In response to the EBU’s decision, Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia and the Netherlands have withdrawn their participation.
Malta should follow these countries’ principled stand and withdraw from this year’s Eurovision. As the promo states: “When music covers up bodies and rubble, either we become complicit, or we take a stand for what is right.”
On Saturday, 21 February, we will gather in Valletta with a plea for humanity.
Our children will one day ask where we stood when the genocide in Gaza was taking place. We want to be able to answer with pride that Malta stood on the right side of history.
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“Naħtfu l-opportunità li nkunu fuq in-naħa tal-umanità” – Promo għall-Protesta Nazzjonali tal-21 ta’ Frar
Il-kampanja Malta: L-Ebda Mużika għall-Ġenoċidju ħarġet il-video promozzjonali tagħha qabel il-protesta nazzjonali li se ssir nhar is-Sibt, 21 ta’ Frar, fit-3pm, u li se tibda minn quddiem il-Parlament, il-Belt Valletta. Il-protesta qed issejjaħ lill-Gvern Malti u lill-PBS biex jirtiraw mill-Eurovision 2026 sakemm l-istat ġenoċidjali tal-Iżrael jibqa’ jitħalla jieħu sehem.
Il-promozzjoni, taħt id-direzzjoni ta’ Maxime Durand u li fih jidhru l-atturi lokali Thomas Camilleri u Kaylie Magri, jenfasizza l-qawwa tal-mużika u l-opportunità biex Malta tieħu pożizzjoni favur l-umanità. Bl-użu tal-motto tal-Eurovision — “United by Music” — bħala punt ta’ tluq, il-video jgħid li aħna ma rridux għaqda ma’ stat li qed iwettaq ġenoċidju b’mod attiv. L-għaqda li rridu hija dik imsejsa fuq il-paċi, il-ġustizzja u l-ħelsien.
Minkejja l-isterminju tal-poplu Palestinjan mill-Iżrael, inkluż il-qtil ta’ 21,000 tifel u tifla f’Gaża li qatt mhuma se jkunu jistgħu jerġgħu jkantaw, kif ukoll l-okkupazzjoni illegali kontinwa ta’ art Palestinjana u ta’ partijiet mil-Libanu u s-Sirja, il-European Broadcasting Union (l-EBU) ippermettiet lill-Iżrael jieħu sehem fil-Eurovision ta’ din is-sena.
Min-naħa l-oħra, meta r-Russja bdiet l-invażjoni tagħha tal-Ukrajna, l-EBU immedjatament waqqfet lir-Russja milli tieħu sehem.
L-Iżrael qed juża l-Eurovision bla mistħija biex jgħatti l-ġenoċidju li qed iwettaq f’Gaża, u jippreżenta lilu nnifsu bħala stat normali minflok stat li qed iwettaq xi wħud mill-atroċitajiet l-aktar gravi ta’ żmienna. B’reazzjoni għad-deċiżjoni tal-EBU, Spanja, l-Irlanda, l-Iżlanda, is-Slovenia u l-Olanda rtiraw il-parteċipazzjoni tagħhom.
Malta għandha ssegwi l-pożizzjoni mibnija fuq prinċipji li ħadu dawn il-pajjiżi u tirtira mill-Eurovision ta’ din is-sena. Kif jgħid il-video promozzjonali: “Meta l-mużika tgħatti l-iġsma u t-tifrik, nistgħu jew insiru kompliċi, jew nieħdu pożizzjoni favur is-sewwa”.
Nhar is-Sibt, 21 ta’ Frar, ejjew ninġemgħu il-Belt, b’appell għall-umanità.
It-tfal tagħna xi darba se jistaqsuna fejn konna meta kien qed jitwettaq il-ġenoċidju f’Gaża. Irridu nkunu nistgħu nwieġbu, kburin, li Malta kienet fuq in-naħa tas-sewwa tal-istorja.
