Music – Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

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Eric Burdon cancels gig in Tel Aviv “under increasing pressure”

14 July 2013

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 […]

Three Russian immigrants and one native-born Israeli make up the Jerusalem Quartet, ISrael's only professional string quartet. All were inducted into the Israeli Defence Forces last year. The Quartet is composed of (left to right) Alexander Pavlovsky, Sergei Bressler, Kyril Zlotnikov and Amichai Gross

Jerusalem Quartet article recently removed from Zionist website as protests continue

7 February 2013

Israeli musicians also have military strings attached SHELLEY KLEIMAN, World Zionist Press Service 19 June 1998 Jerusalem Quartet members serving in nation’s army They’re young, winsome and talented, and they play classical music. What more […]

Ladysmith Black Mambazo will not play in Israel

8 April 2011

The Congress of South African Trade Unions welcomes the announcement by Ladysmith Black Mambazo that they are not scheduled to play in Israel. COSATU was concerned that the name of South African cultural workers would […]

JQ: Media reports of “racism” case against SPSC members being dropped

26 April 2010

The following is a list of some of the media reports on the sheriff’s decision: An SPSC media release on the ruling can be found here: http://www.scottishpsc.org.uk/index.php/campaigning/press-releases/618-2010-april-8th-racism-charge-dropped-against-israel-protestors See also: BBC News, 8th April 2010: […]

Sunday Herald: Pro-Palestine group hits out after landmark case

12 April 2010

Caroline WilsonPublished on 11 Apr 2010 The leader of the pro-Palestinian Scottish protest group that fought and won a landmark court case last week on anti-Semitism claims that attempts to silence free speech with accusations […]

One victory on a long road to freedom

8 April 2010

8 April 2010 When accused of racism by supporters of Israeli ethnic cleansing and apartheid, we should enjoy the fight, confident in the knowledge that victory will be ours in the end. Campaigns for human […]

2010 March 29th: Brighton & Hove PSC Press Release on their JQ Wigmore Hall protest

7 April 2010

PRESS RELEASE FROM BRIGHTON AND HOVE PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN MONDAY MARCH 29TH 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Protesters disrupted a lunchtime performance by the Jerusalem Quartet in London today. The concert at the Wigmore Hall […]

The Jerusalem Quartet mix their support for Israeli State crimes with strike-breaking

4 April 2010

Below is an extract from an article on the Jerusalem Quartet in the Cleveland Jewish News in 2006. Zlotnikov is one of the four. “They made their first appearance in the United States a year […]

4th Nov 2009: PALESTINE CAMPAIGNERS SAY BOYCOTTING “ISRAELI APARTHEID” IS NOT RACIST

7 November 2009

Lawyers representing five Palestine supporters arrested last year for disrupting a concert by an Israeli group will argue at Edinburgh Sheriff Court tomorrow and Friday this week that to boycott Israel is not racist. The […]

Defence witnesses in ‘boycott = racism’ trial

24 August 2009

All the potential witnesses agreed to provide testimony in support of the successful defence case, with the single exception of the Rt Hon Peter Hain, ex-campaigner against South African apartheid and later a New Labour Minister […]