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Israeli property company buys Marriott hotels from Royal Bank of Scotland

1 January 2007

International Herald Tribune January 1, 2007 JERUSALEM — Delek Real Estate, an Israeli property company, and its partners have agreed to buy 47 British hotels operated by Marriott International from Royal Bank of Scotland […]

JNF bullies demand apology, damages – then back down

5 December 2006

Story, in summary: 1. Scottish PSC accuses JNF of funding ethnic cleansing of Palestinians (on the occasion of a JNF fundraiser in Glasgow attended by Ruby Wax). 2. Solicitors for JNF threaten Scottish PSC with […]

Tainted money returned to Israeli Embassy

Edinburgh International Film Festival Returns Israeli Money in response to Boycott Plans

16 October 2006

August 2006 The organisers of the Edinburgh International Film Festival have cancelled an official Israeli Embassy sponsorship of their programme and returned the Israeli cheque following a huge public outcry over Israeli Embassy involvement. Shane Danielsen, […]

Protests cause Israel cricket match in Glasgow to be cancelled

16 October 2006

2 August 2006Press Release from Muslim Association of Britain Antiwar campaigners have been informed by police that tomorrow’s scheduled cricket match involving Israel in Glasgow has been cancelled. The organisers were unable to find a […]

Our Priority is Boycott

16 October 2006

The Zionist plan for the Palestinian people envisages either their expulsion or their subjugation. We are for any solution to the crisis based on universal human rights. The immediate need, however, is for effective solidarity […]

Royal Bank of Scotland has HQ in Edinburgh

Victory! Royal Bank of Scotland retreats in face of determined opposition

6 January 2005

Faced with determined opposition, the Royal Bank of Scotland has retreated from its attempt to damage a group campaigning for Palestinian human rights, Friends of Al Aqsa, by withdrawing banking facilities at short notice. The […]

An International Video Conference – March 4th 2003

5 March 2003

Israel’s Academic Boycott: The Siege of Palestinian Education Introduction In the furore that followed the suggestion of a limited academic boycott of Israel in April 2002, two major arguments were employed in opposition. The first […]