A Zionist State
Why pick on Israel?
So why pick on Israel for a divestment campaign instead of other brutal regimes? Well, because Israel ticks all the boxes. The table below lists only some of the reasons why you should come to […]
Articles by martyn
Criminalisation
Israeli Embassy involved in legal attack on UNISON for its support for Palestine
There is no doubt that Lt. Col. Cristal sees himself in the front line of an attack on the political positions of all UK trade unions and even solidarity with Palestine generally. On August 18 […]
Agricultural produce
Sainsbury’s STOP! (Stop Trading with Occupation Profiteers)
Israel has stepped up its construction of illegal settlement building. Defence for Children international reports that Israel continues to kill Palestinians, including many hundreds of children, using drones and other means of delivering high explosives […]
Structures of apartheid
A Scottish University’s contribution to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine
‘Aharon Barak developed a “legal” framework for Israel’s illegal occupation that justified massive human rights abuses, including the firing of live rounds at unarmed demonstrators as a “legitimate response to security threats”, even though this […]
Planned ethnic cleansing
Ethnic Cleansing of the Naqab in 2013: Is the Wood Group powering the ‘Prawer Plan?
The ‘Prawer Plan’ The ‘Prawer Plan’ is the innocuous sounding name for the biggest project of ethnic cleansing carried out by Israel since 1967 and so far, it is receiving scant attention by the international […]
Music
Eric Burdon cancels gig in Tel Aviv “under increasing pressure”
Below is an example of the appeals that Burdon received to remain true to his long-term hostility to racism and Jim Crow in the US South. SPSC deplore any threats made to Burdon, if there […]
Edinburgh
Join SPSC Edinburgh festival activities this summer
Scottish PSC Edinburgh will be holding stalls and raising awareness of the situation in Israel / Palestine and the campaigns you can get involved in. Join us for all of part of […]
Middle East
The second wave of the Egyptian revolution
“The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), who have removed Morsi, have been in control of Egypt for decades behind a number of different regimes, including Morsi. The millions who forced the removal of […]
Edinburgh
Edinburgh newsletter – July 2013
Edinburgh SPSC Newsletter July 2013Edinburgh branch activities in June 2013It was with sadness that we heard the news that writer Iain Banks passed away on 9th June. The great Scottish novelist and staunch supporter of […]
Criminalisation
Scottish solidarity with French BDS activists
Scottish PSC endorses statement of solidarity with French campaigners facing trial for BDS actions, members and branches send photo messages of solidarity. More than 150 solidarity organisations stand in solidarity with French campaigners facing legal […]