Friday 4th June 2010 — NO EMBARGO Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign: media release SUPPORT FOR SANCTIONS AS SCOTS AID HEADS FOR GAZA Alex Salmond received support for trade sanctions against Israel yesterday [Thursday 3rd June], as it emerged that a Scot is captaining the last of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Labour’s…
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Watch Democracy Now’s excellent coverage (1 June 2010): Global Condemnation of Israeli Armed Attack on Gaza-Bound Freedom Flotilla: At Least 10 Dead, Hundreds Remain in Detention This episode is almost entirely dedicated to the Flotilla and aftermath, with Ali Abunimah, Adam Shapiro, Richard Falk and others. Some very valuable points made by all! At Least…
Help us build the demonstration on Saturday: Every day this week Scottish PSC will be at the Foot of the Mound, Princes Street, Edinburgh, 4.30-6pm with leaflets & posters for Saturday’s demonstration Join us at the stall and leaflet/discuss the situation with passers-by Pick up posters and leaflets from the stall to distribute throughout the…
For information regarding access to detainees, the International Committee of the Red Cross has opened a line for people from countries that have no diplomatic relations with Israel: +972 3 5245286 (English, Russian, Hebrew). There is also an information hotline on the wounded, operated by Israel’s emergency medical service, Magen David Adom, at +972 732630020…
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IHH Turkey now reporting (00:30 GMT) that Turkish Airlines are sending 3 planes to Israel to bring back activists. As of 21:30 GMT Israeli press reported 150 activists had been taken off the Mavi Marmara at Ashdod, including 3 diplomats from Algier, US and Sweden who were transferred to the Foreign Ministry. Also at 21:30,…
Edinburgh Protest/leafletting every day this week, 4.30pm to 6.30pm at the bottom of the Mound (map here). All Welcome. Build Saturday’s Scottish Demonstration, 2pm, Foot of the Mound, Edinburgh (map here; flyer here) ———– Please email us with details of protests in your area and we will post the information on our website: campaign@scottishpsc.org.uk For…