February 2009 – Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Decommissioning the arms trade

24 February 2009

When government agencies cloak arms exports to Israel in secrecy, we have a moral and legal right to prevent their damage by Andrew Beckett guardian.co.uk, Monday 23 February 2009 During the night of January 17 […]

Napier University EIS motion on Palestine

19 February 2009

At the Branch AGM (held on Jan 16th 2009 the following motion was passed unanimously): Napier University EIS Branch notes: Israel’s latest massacres of Palestinians in Gaza Desmond Tutu’s description of Israel’s long […]

St Andrews Students Occupy Uni Buildings to Protest Uni Ties with Israel

18 February 2009

Support St Andrews University Students in Occupation Please send your messages of support to the students at St Andrews University who have just began their occupation in protest at the University’s complicity in Israel’s crimes […]

Aberdeen Students Call for Israeli Boycott

16 February 2009

By Paul Belina, submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 16/02/2009 – 09:13 Indymedia Scotland A GROUP of students at the University of Aberdeen, organized around the Stop the War Coalition, are fighting for the freedom of Palestinians […]

Edinburgh Students: This is only the beginning!

16 February 2009

http://edinburghunioccupation.wordpress.com/ “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are […]

Strong Indications of Israeli War Crimes

15 February 2009

By NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD Gaza City. We are a delegation of 8 American lawyers, members of the National Lawyers Guild in the United States, who have come here to the Gaza Strip to assess the […]

South Africa: Victory for workers’ solidarity as Israeli ship sneaks out of Durban still loaded

14 February 2009

Congress of South African Trade Unions and Palestine Solidarity Committee ( South Africa ) February 6, 2009 — The Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) is pleased to announce that its members, dock workers […]

Israeli Elections: Solidifying Fascism

14 February 2009

By Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh, Bethlehem University Well before the recent murderous Israeli attacks on Gaza, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Northern Command leader Gadi Eisenkot stated that "We will wield disproportionate power against […]

Dundee students to vote to boycott Eden Springs – opposition denies Israeli ownership

13 February 2009

From The Jewish Chronicle Stephanie Brickman February 12, 2009 Dundee University Students Association has resolved to boycott BAE Systems and Eden Springs because of their interests in Israel. Before last Thursday’s debate on the boycott […]

Israel out of Co-op & Scotmid Stores

12 February 2009

While all major supermarkets continue to stock produce from Israel, the Co-operative Group/Scotmid claim they are committed to supporting human rights and willing to lead and break ranks with industry in support of ethical principles. […]