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May 14, 2018
BBC draws veil over Israel's latest massacre of Palestinians
in State terror
Monday 14th May 2018As of 3pm UK time today, various reports say Israeli snipers have already massacred over 40 Palestinian demonstrators. The language of the BBC is disgusting. No mention of killers killing demonstrators, only such headlines as "Violence…
May 07, 2018
Campaigners call for Wood shareholders to end investment in Israel
in Gaza
On the week of Wood Group’s (now “Wood”) AGM, campaigners for Palestinian rights are protesting the company’s on-going involvement in Israel. The protests follow Wood’s recent increased activity in Israel, and the on-going impact of Wood’s flagship project in…
May 05, 2018
Protests 5pm Sun 6th/Mon 7th May Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh
in Film
Join the protests against Israeli State-promoted Seret Film Festival 5pm on Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May at the Cameo Cinema, Home Street, Edinburgh An article in Today's Herald, Artists and directors call for Edinburgh's Cameo cinema to pull out of…
Apr 27, 2018
Killing of Palestinians not 'serious' enough to warrant Israel arms embargo
in Gaza
"Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) report a ‘huge majority of patients – mainly young men, but also some women and children – have unusually severe wounds to the lower extremities. MSF medical teams note the injuries include an extreme level of destruction to…
Apr 25, 2018
Why the time is right for action to help Palestine
in Scottish Councils
"The failure of the UK Government, however, does not stop Scottish institutions, local authorities and others from taking inspiration from across the sea. Dublin City Council earlier this month endorsed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign and…
Apr 13, 2018
Palestinian message to the Left + Gaza background and images
in The left
Three important articles from Mondoweiss on Gaza 1. Contextualizing the Great March of Return by Haider Eid from Gaza2. Striking images from the last week of Gaza’s Great March of Return 3. The Gaza protests are challenging every facet of Israel’s…
Apr 08, 2018
Calls to criminalise angry condemnation of Israeli mass murder
in Zionism
The enemies of free speech on Palestine want to criminalise the term ‘Zionist’, shortened or not. A Westminster Parliament Home Affairs Committee allowed the term ‘Zionism’ to be used but claimed that “The word ‘Zionist’ (or worse, ‘Zio’) as a term of abuse…
Mar 25, 2018
A fork in the road for anti-racists in Scotland
in Statements
"When the Palestinians see themselves reflected in the struggles of the victims of racism around the world, how can we in the UK see the Palestinians as a divisive issue and exclude our struggle against racism from the struggle against state-enforced racism,…
Mar 14, 2018
Support Palestine - Stand Up to All Racism
in 'Anti-Semitism'
UPDATE as of Friday morning 16 March We need a victory of courage over fear - as Palestinians show every day The depraved racist views of COFIS (Confederation of Friends of Israel Scotland) has not been a sufficient barrier to organisers allowing them to…
Mar 13, 2018
SPSC statement on Stand Up to Racism, 13 March 2018
in Statements
"Palestinians have situated their struggle, the BDS movement, as part of a wider struggle against racism. Week after week Israel’s crimes escalate, fuelled by racism and genocidal discourse so malevolent that even Israeli generals, prominent journalists and…