Edinburgh Council has rejected Veolia’s attempt to take over public services in the city, A Council report published 10th Dec 2010 indicates that Veolia is no longer being considered for any contracts in the city, despite having been seen as the leading contender for its environmental services bid. Veolia works with Israeli authorities in Occupied…
Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Media Release Monday 13th December 2010 PALESTINE CAMPAIGNERS CLAIM BOYCOTT SUCCESS AS COUNCIL REJECTS CONTROVERSIAL BIDDER A pro-Palestinian pressure group claimed success last week after Edinburgh Council rejected an attempt by a controversial firm to take over a range of public services in the city. The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC)…
Elias Murr advised U.S. diplomats on how Israel could ‘clean out’ Hezbollah from southern Lebanon by Haaretz Lebanon’s Defense Minister offered advice on how Israel could defeat Hezbollah if a new war erupted on Israel’s northern border, a classified U.S. diplomatic cable shows… In the run-up to an invasion, the Israel Defense Forces should also…
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From 6pm, Fri 18th – 12noon, Sun 20th February 2011; New Lanark Youth Hostel Re-thinking Palestine Solidarity – Moving forward during the Arab Revolutions The revolutions in the Arab world are transforming the political landscape across the entire region. For five years SPSC had to fight to win the argument for the centrality of BDS as…
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16 Palestinian refugees from Lajee Center in Aida Camp will be touring the UK for 17 days in June on the 3rd UK Arts And Cultural Tour. The tour will include events from Aberdeen in the north of scotland all the way south to London. events will include Dabka…
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Can Palestinian victims of Israeli mass killings be remembered during British Government Holocaust Memorial Day?Mick Napier, 27 November 2010 Does Mr Stunnell “construe as inflammatory and inappropriate” the attendance of two members of the Board of Trustees of HMDT – Louise Ellman and Harry Grunwald – at a rally in London in support of Israel’s…
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