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Gaza List: Voices against the genocide
Liste Gaza: Stimmen gegen den Völkermord
AbbreviationGAZA [1]
Leader Astrid Wagner [2]
FounderAstrid Wagner
Founded3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) [3]
Ideology
Colors Red, Green, Black and White
    
SloganFür Frieden, Neutralität und Gerechtigkeit
('For peace, neutrality and justice') [5]
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Website
gaza.vote

Gaza List: Voices against the Genocide (Austrian German : Liste Gaza: Stimmen gegen den Völkermord, or simply Gaza List, Austrian German : Liste Gaza) is a political party in Austria founded in 2024. [6] The party's primary focus is advocating for peace, justice, and human rights, particularly concerning the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The party formed as a result of widespread protests in 2023, following the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. [7]

History

Liste Gaza was created by a group of activists who alleged that the Austrian government’s stance and policies were not adequately addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. [8] After months of protests within Austria, which began in October 2023, the founders of the party decided to contest the Austrian parliamentary elections. Their goal was to bring attention to the issue of Gaza on the political stage in Austria. [9] Social Austria of the Future (SÖZ) [10] and Home of all Cultures  [ de ] (HaK) endorsed Liste Gaza. [11]

Ideology and objectives

The core ideology of Liste Gaza revolves around advocating for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a just resolution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The party calls for Austria to return to its constitutional commitment to neutrality in international conflicts. [12] Some of their key political demands include:

Key positions [a]

Criticism

Critics[ who? ] have accused the party of antisemitism. Der Standard , an Austrian daily, alleged that party activists involved in the 2024 legislative elections organized anti-Israel demonstrations and described the October 7th Hamas attacks as "resistance." The newspaper reported that most Gaza List activists are members of the Anti-Imperialist Coordination  [ de ] (AIC), a far-left anti-imperialist alliance deemed antisemitic by the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance, a non-governmental organization. [14] [15] Similarly, the daily Die Presse criticized Gaza List as extremist, accusing it of fostering antisemitism by attempting to "emotionalize, instrumentalize, and radicalize" public sentiment. [16]

Election results

Liste Gaza campaign posters for the 2024 Austrian legislative election, Vienna Liste Gaza campaign posters, Vienna 2024.jpg
Liste Gaza campaign posters for the 2024 Austrian legislative election, Vienna

Liste Gaza participated in the 2024 Austrian legislative election. [17]

National Council

ElectionVotes %Seats+/–Government
2024 19,3760.40 (#11)
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Liste GAZA – Stimmen gegen den Völkermord (GAZA)". www.bmi.gv.at. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "'I don't think that it all began on October 7', Austria's Gaza List leader tells 'Post' - exclusive". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Reinisch, Dieter (3 July 2024). "Liste Gaza gegründet". Junge Welt (in German). Vienna . Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Die "Liste Gaza"-Spitzenkandidaten der Landesliste Wien". Regional Medien Austria  [ de ] (in German). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ↑ gaza.vote/en/manifest
  6. ↑ "'Liste Gaza' to bring Palestine issue to ballot in Austria". Anadolu Agency . 6 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Alam, Kazim (12 September 2024). "What's Liste Gaza, the new Austrian political party supporting Palestinians". TRT World . Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "New Austrian political party 'List Gaza' fights to speak out against Israeli genocide". İlke Haber Ajansı. Vienna. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "'Liste Gaza' party to bring Palestine issue to Austrian ballot". TRT World . Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Unsere Wahlempfehlung für Sonntag hat es in sich – eine Liste, die beim blutigen Genozid in Gaza nicht wegschaut!". Social Austria of the Future (in German). 28 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024– via Facebook.
  11. ↑ "🇹🇷 Yarın Avusturya parlamento seçimleri var! Oy kullanmayı ve vatandaşlık görevlerinizi yerine getirmeyi unutmayın. HaK olarak Gaza listesini tavsiye ediyoruz". Home of all Cultures  [ de ] (in Turkish). 28 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024– via Facebook.
  12. ↑ "GAZA Is On the Ballot in Austria". Z Network . 30 July 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "New Austrian political party 'List Gaza' fights to speak out against Israeli genocide". dogruhaber.com.tr. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Wer steckt hinter der "Liste Gaza"?". Der Standard . 27 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Mann hinter Demos: Die krude Welt eines linken Hamas-Relativierers". 30 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "Die "Liste Gaza" und die Feindbildpolitik". Die Presse . 13 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "»Liste Gaza« tritt an". Junge Welt (in German). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

Notes

  1. ↑ from the party's official website
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