On which, according to the organizers, now Signature list containing over 1000 names One name in particular stands out under the call “Strike Germany” – it belongs to the French Nobel Prize winner for literature Annie Ernaux. The “Strike Germany” initiative calls on cultural workers to boycott German institutions because of Germany’s Israel policy. In this context, Ernaux’s commitment represents a significant gain in prestige. It links the initiative, which until then had been little more than a somewhat confusingly argued Instagram account, with the elite of high culture.