Campaigning – Page 6 – Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Scotland, Palestine and the struggle against the racist JNF

1 April 2019

(THIS ARTICLE WILL BE EXPANDED DAILY UNTIL SATURDAY) Palestinian Kholoud Ajjarmi from Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem (twinned officially with Glasgow), will speak on her family story, their violent dispossession and expulsion by Zionist Jewish militias […]

When Dundee Students Defeated Campus Censorship

16 January 2019

“If the university continues down this route of trying to impose extensive surveillance and to control free speech on Palestine there will be a very public campaign to defend our rights. Widespread public opinion […]

Palestinian Christians

4 December 2018

Like their Muslim neighbours, Christians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are denied basic religious freedoms. They are routinely prohibited from traveling very short distances to worship in one of the most […]

The Herald: “Football chiefs reject petition backed by thousands calling for Scotland to boycott matches against Israel”

17 August 2018

The Herald 17 August 2018 SCOTTISH football’s governing body has rejected calls for the national team to boycott forthcoming matches against Israel. Nearly 3000 have backed a campaign to have Scotland withdraw from fixtures against […]

Why don’t Corbyn’s critics attack him for EDM 1677?

16 August 2018

A huge variety of approaches have been taken by the Labour right, Tories, and the pro-Israel groups to smear Corbyn as hostile to Jews. They have scoured social media posts for many years and attendances […]

Edinburgh 2018 Fringe free of Orwellian Israeli Peace Festival

13 August 2018

“Those who profess to favour freedom and yet deprecate agitation…want crops without ploughing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.This […]

Scottish Pension Fund Divests from Israeli Bank Hapoalim

27 July 2018

SPSC not only welcomes the decision by Falkirk Pension Fund to divest from Israeli Bank Hapoalim, but also the rationale for reaching that decision. The Scottish pension fund, which manages £2.3 billion in the pension […]

Interview with Argentine BDS campaigner on football victory

8 June 2018

Tonight (Fri June 8) at 7.30pm UK timeon https://www.facebook.com/scottishpscArgentine BDS activist David Comedi will discuss the decision by the Argentine national football team to cancel their game in occupied Jerusalem tomorrow.1. What were the main […]

Protests 5pm Sun 6th/Mon 7th May Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh

5 May 2018

Join the protests against Israeli State-promoted Seret Film Festival 5pm on Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May at the Cameo Cinema, Home Street, Edinburgh An article in Today’s Herald, Artists and directors call for […]

Why the time is right for action to help Palestine

25 April 2018

“The failure of the UK Government, however, does not stop Scottish institutions, local authorities and others from taking inspiration from across the sea. Dublin City Council earlier this month endorsed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions […]