Boycott – Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

2006-26 Successful Cultural Boycott in Scotland

8 August 2026

When the curtain rises in a few days on the 2026 Edinburgh International Film Festival, we can celebrate 20 years of keeping this internationally respected film festival free of any sponsorship and involvement by the […]

SPSC joins the global boycott of Eurovision

16 May 2026

SPSC joins the global boycott of Eurovision. The BBC, as a corporation, should not be broadcasting the competition again this year. Five countries have withdrawn from the competition, as calls grow for Israel to be […]

Hearing Hind: Why The Voice of Hind Rajab Demands More Than Tears

19 January 2026

By Kimberley Davidson Sitting down in Screen 3 at the recently reopened Filmhouse in Edinburgh, I questioned whether being there was the right thing to do. I wasn’t sure I could sit through a film […]

Anti-semitism is a Crime, Anti-zionism is a Duty

14 December 2025

SPSC STATEMENT, 14th December 2025 Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign unreservedly condemns the fatal shooting of eleven Jews in Australia today.There can never be a justification for killing people solely on the grounds of their nationality, […]

Palestine Action Judicial Review Begins – Challenging complicity in genocide and war crimes is a duty, not a crime

26 November 2025

LATEST UPDATES ON ARRESTS AND CHARGES IN SCOTLAND *Tuesday 25th November 3 activists visited at home and charged under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 *Wednesday 26th November, 3 further activists visited at home […]

No crackdown on critics of Israel: Demand Unity Trust unfreeze Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s funds

28 July 2025

For years, Unity Trust has marketed itself as an “ethical bank”. The bank’s recent move to freeze SPSC’s bank account aligns the bank with those seeking to silence legitimate criticism of the Israel’s actions in Palestine

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Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee Statement – in response to STV article published 22/7/2025

23 July 2025

Read the STV article here The Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee (GGEC) Edinburgh is disappointed yet again by the unprofessional and sinister behaviour of Edinburgh Council, Police Scotland and partners, who we liaise with in good […]

BDS Win: Co-op Board Vote to End Sale of Israeli Grown Goods

27 June 2025

The Co-op board has agreed to enact Motion 13! The motion which was put forward at the AGM was a non-binding motion, however the board has made the correct and noble decision to implement the […]

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Police Suppression of Palestine Solidarity: A Threat to Our Democratic Rights

23 March 2025

Across Scotland, police forces are deploying aggressive and unjustifiable tactics to suppress solidarity actions with Palestine. From armed officers at peaceful protests to politically motivated arrests and the use of hate crime legislation to criminalise […]

Cultural boycott victories in Scotland well before the 2023 genocide

11 July 2024

Edinburgh International Film FestivalThrough grassroots campaigning and the mobilization of artists, filmmakers and community activists, the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign and its allies caused the EIFF (Edinburgh International Film Festival) to reject Israeli Embassy sponsorship […]