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Lajee cultural centre in Edinburgh

24 July 2016

Over 150 people attended the Lajee Centre performance in Edinburgh on the 15th of July on their scottish tour. Lajee, meaning refugee in Arabic, is a creative cultural space for the children of Aida camp in Bethlehem; […]

Zionist censorship & mobilisation for Edinburgh Fringe

24 July 2016

The pro-Israel gang are working across the UK to support their one-day effort during the Edinburgh Fringe to openly promote the apartheid State of Israel as a beacon of tolerance. They are also trying to […]

Is it Anti-Semitic to Criticize and Boycott Israel?

22 July 2016

“…nowadays legislatures in Europe and North America condemn and occasionally outlaw peaceful boycott of Israel (BDS) as anti-Semitic. In doing so they explicitly link Jews of their countries to Israel and its actions. This constitutes […]

SPSC letter to Edinburgh Fringe, 2016

18 July 2016

To: Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe18th July 2016 Dear Ms McCarthy International Shalom Festival Gala Concert, Central Hall, 17 August 2016 I write to you to ask that you remove the above […]

World Council of Churches slams Israeli injustice in Palestine

7 July 2016

WCC calls for member churches to recognize the danger of using scripture to in any way justify occupation Jimmy Powdrell CampbellEdinburgh7th July 2016 Representing over half a billion Christians around the world, when the World […]

Don’t Dance with Israeli Apartheid at the Edinburgh Festivals

4 July 2016

The Confederation of the Friends of Israel Scotland has announced a provocative all-day event during the world’s biggest arts event, the Edinburgh Festival & Fringe; on Wed 17 August at Central Hall at Tollcross, Embassy-funded […]

West Bank – Eye Witness Report

20 June 2016

SPSC Edinburgh 13th June 2016 West Bank – Eye Witness Report Monday 13the June 7pm SPSC Edinburgh Office Presented by Gerry Coutts In April of this year Gerry and Basia Gordon visited a […]

Palestinians and their supporters will not be silenced by Zionist-inspired accusations of ‘anti-semitism’

6 May 2016

Recent weeks have seen a corrdinated series ofattacks on supporters of Palestinian freedom as supposedly ‘anti-semitic’. Political positions both serious and whimsical, but not remotely racist, have led to suspensions from the Labour Party that […]

Palestinians on campaign to silence pro-Palestine voices

3 May 2016

As members of the Palestinian Diaspora in Britain, many of us British citizens, we have long been familiar with the ploys of Zionists and their supporters in politics and the media. We observe the desperate […]

Tariq Ali: Notes on anti-Semitism, Zionism and Palestine

3 May 2016

By Tariq Ali / 28 April 2016 The past few months have seen voices raised from within the media and Westminster establishment concerning the supposed culture of anti-semitism nurtured under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. […]