August 2010 – Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh: to be known as Israeli-owned is 'incredibly damaging to our client'

Edinburgh Street Activity

29 August 2010

Edinburgh Branch has street stalls most Saturdays between 2pm and 4pm at the Foot of the Mound, Princes St (Mound Precinct: map here). Please check the FULL CALENDAR of events to confirm that it will take place […]

Scottish Demonstration against Israel's 2009/2010 Gaza massacres

Edinburgh Organising Meetings

29 August 2010

Organise the campaign of solidarity with Palestine through Boycott of Israel. Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions are starting to hit. Help end Israel’s crimes – Join the campaign Edinburgh group meets Thirsdays at 7.30pm at:Peace and […]

Boycott success in Glasgow to be rolled out across Scotland

29 August 2010

Muslim shops ban Israeli produce in Palestine protest Boycott by Asian businesses in Glasgow’s south side Deborah Anderson Sunday Herald 29 Aug 2010 Rizwan Khan, who owns Rizwan stores on Allison Street, dumped a box of […]

Israeli racism extends to blacks as well as Palestinians

28 August 2010

Israeli Education Ministry Approves New ‘whites-only’ Settlement School 26 August 2010 IMEMC "74 white girls who have been studying in a building next to the school will now be allowed to study in whites-only classrooms […]

Success as Pollokshields, Glasgow joins boycott of Israeli dates

23 August 2010

Hard work by Friends of Al Aqsa and SPSC activists pays off as Asian shops in key area of Glasgow declare themselves Israeli produce free! In the month leading up to Ramadan SPSC Glasgow have […]

Ken O’Keefe: An open letter to BBC Panorama’s Jane Corbin

23 August 2010

An Open Letter to BBC Panorama’s Jane Corbin by Ken O’Keefe August 21st 2010 Deep down Jane this is the truth, programs like that give the insanity of blockading and bombing and otherwise terrorising innocent […]

Why human rights supporters can’t accept Israel as a Jewish state

22 August 2010

1948 and Israel’s deceptive bargaining position Ben White A political party or movement that calls for more of the "right" people in a particular area because there are too many of the "wrong" people is […]

BBC – Blatantly Biased Corporation

21 August 2010

This morning, Saturday Aug 21st, the BBC’s Today pogramme gave Gideon Levy’s measured and intelligent words a total of 1minute and 18 seconds and, for balance, the empty effusions of Israeli establishment figure, Ranan Gissen, […]

Ahava’s Israel labelling under investigation

20 August 2010

Ahava’s Israel labelling under investigation By Robyn Rosen, The Jewish Cronicle August 19, 2010 …..acts unlawfully by labelling its products “Made in Israel” when they are made in Mitzpe Shalem, an Israeli settlement on the […]

Ahava BDS activists win court case: Israeli company fears cross-examination in court

20 August 2010

Charges dropped on Ahava anti-Israel activists By Robyn Rosen, Jewish Chronicle August 12, 2010 A group of activists who chained themselves inside the London branch of Israeli cosmetics shop Ahava have been acquitted after the […]