Today’s Scotsman editorial slams inadequate police response by Lothian & Borders Police to the Police Complaints Commission Scotland (PCCS) ruling that they apologise to Scottish PSC chair in relation to wrongful arrest, handcuffing and injury. Scottish PSC video proves police lied in evidence to PCCS. False Lothian & Borders Police claim #1: L&BP claim “The…
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Do Israel’s Practices in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Amount to Crimes of Apartheid under International Law?Summary of an International Legal Study Funded and Coordinated by the Government of South AfricaCommissioned by the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africaand funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs of South AfricaThe Government of South…
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Musicians suspended over Israel Proms rowThe London Philharmonic Orchestra management has some serious question to answerBen White in New Statesman 15 Sept 2011 The London Philharmonic Orchestra has suspended four of its musicians for up to nine months for putting their names to a letter, published in the Independent, that called for the BBC to…
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Amnesty wants Israel hauled before the International Criminal Court By Jennifer Lipman, September 16, 2011 Amnesty International has called for the UN Security Council to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court. Letters on the subject have been sent to Ban Ki-Moon and Baroness Ashton, as well as the Arab League and the Organisation of…
Israel demolishes West Bank water infrastructure Ma’an News Agency Tubas, Jordan Valley 14/09/2011 Israeli soldiers on Tuesday demolished water infrastructure in the northern West Bank, locals and Palestinian Authority security officials said. Palestinian farmer Muwaffaq Abdul-Raziq said troops demolished his well in Khirbet Atuf, near Tubas. The well cost him 750,000 shekels (around $202,000) to…
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5th Boycott Israel Network Workshop14-16 October 2011Coalbrookdale Youth Hostel,1 Paradise, Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7NR. Cost: (including meals and hostel accommodation) £35 – There is a special rate of £25 for a limited number of places for students on a first come first served basis. The Boycott Israel Network (BIN) is a coalition of civil society…