By Noam Chomsky & others, recently returned from Gaza “Bias and dishonesty with respect to the oppression of Palestinians is nothing new in Western media and has been widely documented. Nevertheless, Israel continues its crimes against humanity with full acquiescence and financial, military and moral support from our governments, the U.S., Canada and the EU.”While…
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Saturday 17th November Assemble 12noon Charlotte Square12.30pm – March to Scottish Parliament Called by:We are All Hana Shalabi & Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign Supported by: Friends of Al Aqsa (Scotland) Edinburgh Uni Students for Justice in Palestine Glasgow Uni Palestine Society Strathclyde Uni Students for Justice in Palestine Glasgow Caledonian Uni Palestine Society Dundee Uni…
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“They told how live ammunition was fired at them, killing nine and injuring countless more; how hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, laptops, credit cards and other valuables were stolen by the Israelis, never to be seen again. Aid collected and organised by the internationally renowned and respected Turkish charity IHH simply disappeared and…
Mick Napier2 November 2012 Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond met with Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub in Edinburgh shortly before Taub faced protests from students angry at his visit to Edinburgh University. Expressing his concerns about the state of public opinion, Taub complained to Salmond about “the elements of extreme hostility to Israel in parts of…
“The sad aspect is that Ohad Naharin sees the brutality of the Israeli military and its auxiliaries, the settlers. His reaction, however, is pathological, ostrich-like. “I continue to do my work, while 20 km from me people are participating in war crimes … the ability to detach oneself from the situation – that is what…
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Last night’s protest at Edinburgh University saw Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub fail to deliver an apologia for war crimes when about two hundred protestors outside the venue, Students for Justice for Palestine and Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign supporters, complemented a group of 15 students who had penetrated the security net designed to exclude human rights…
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