Charges dropped on Ahava anti-Israel activists By Robyn Rosen, Jewish Chronicle August 12, 2010 A group of activists who chained themselves inside the London branch of Israeli cosmetics shop Ahava have been acquitted after the prosecution’s key witness did not show up to court. Bruce Levy, 46, from Greenwich, Jo Crouch, 29, from Haringey, Tom…
Friday 20th August 2010 Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Media Release COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE SEAFIELD FIRM’S ISRAEL LINKS The firm responsible for the notorious Seafield stench is to be investigated by Edinburgh Council over its links to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine. Veolia, which runs the Seafield plant, is currently in…
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A letter to local authorities by Angus Geddes (Derail Veolia international campaign), with Richard Jones (Swansea Dump Veolia Campaign) and Daniel Machover (Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights) The 1988 Act prohibits a Council from taking certain non-commercial considerations into account in making contract awards. The extract from the Local Govt Act 1988 in the box…
*** Contact your Councillors today! 17 August 2010 Veolia, a French multi-national, may be allowed to tender for contracts with Edinburgh City Council despite the company’s clear involvement in violations of international law. Lib Dem Leader and SNP Deputy Leader of Edinburgh City Council, Jenny Dawe and Steve Cardownie, have written to Edinburgh citizens to defend…
Report by Keith Hammond in Gaza 13 August 2010 Gaza and the West Bank are not underdeveloped. Development is simply denied. Gaza is one big open-aired prison. Access to and exit from Gaza is strictly controlled. The perimeter fence heavily militarised. Air space is carefully policed, as is the coastline just a couple of miles…
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Friday 13th August 2010; NO EMBARGO Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Media Release PALESTINE GROUP HOSTS OUTSPOKEN ISRAELI JOURNALIST An outspoken Israeli journalist will speak in Edinburgh on Wednesday as part of a Scottish speaking tour organised by a pro-Palestine group. Gideon Levy will discuss his latest book, The Punishment of Gaza, at St Georges…
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