Articles – Page 25

Happy Birthday Ahed

26 January 2018

{gallery}ahed{/gallery} VideoSinging from the streets of Scotland’s capital into the Israeli dungeons “Happy Birthday Ahed!” Solidarity forever until freedom comes for ALL Palestinian prisoners! Edinburgh, 31 January 2018: Edinburgh Branch SPSC + “Protest in Harmony”

Lies, damned lies, empty threats and casual Zionist racism

8 January 2018

An email exchange yesterday and this morning with a Glasgow Zionist activist that shows the absurd and dishonest lengths they go to in defence of a racist state and its crimes against humanity. The scandal […]

Israeli journalist suggests to ‘exact a price’ from Ahed Tamimi, ‘in the dark, without witnesses and cameras

22 December 2017

Israeli society has been incensed this week with the video of Ahed Tamimi and two other girls from Nabi Saleh, who slapped the Israeli soldiers occupying their family yard. The story of her 15-year-old cousin […]

Trump-Israel isolated at UN following threats and insults

21 December 2017

The Israel-Trump school of diplomacy was on full view as US Ambassador Haley again threatened the UN as a whole, and Israeli Ambassador Danon followed Haley to snarl at those in the hall: “You are […]

SPSC press release: Is Scotland encouraging Israel’s extremism?

7 December 2017

For immediate release Is Scotland encouraging Israel’s extremism? 7 December 2017 Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has been condemned by campaigners for Palestinian rights in Scotland. They claim that the move […]

Three submissions to ‘Review’ but no submission to attacks on free speech

4 December 2017

Update 29 January 2018 Lord Bracadale is expected to publish his report and recommendations in Spring 2018. The Hate Crime Legislation Review group has not yet published the review submissions on their website but we […]

BBC challenged over bias and complicity

1 December 2017

On 2nd November, the BBC published an article by Fiona Stalker, and ran an accompanying piece on Reporting Scotland. Throughout both pieces, individuals were allowed to make unfounded accusations against pro-Palestine supporters with no attempt […]

Israel’s Security Industry & Hyper-surveillance in Scotland

27 November 2017

Scottish speaking tour SPSC believes its crucial not just to get angry at Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people but to take effective, collective action based on an understanding of the forces at work […]

BBC becomes the latest establishment body to cosy up to the Israel lobby in Scotland

27 November 2017

The BBC has been criticised for its failures during an episode of the BBC Two “Victoria Derbyshire” show broadcast on 27 April – see article here. The BBC was found to have given a platform […]

Investigation reveals Police Scotland breach of campaigner rights

13 November 2017

MEDIA RELEASE, Monday 13 November 2017 A Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) investigation has heavily criticised Police Scotland for their handling of a series of complaints made by Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC). PIRC […]