(pictured above: supporters outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 29th March 2010) Tuesday 30th March 2010 Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Media Release JUDGEMENT DUE ON ISRAEL PROTEST Five Palestine campaigners contesting the relevancy of a “racism” charge in relation to their protest of an Israeli string quartet will find out next week if their legal challenge…
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25 March 2010 by Mike Marqusee March 29th will see the resumption in an Edinburgh court of an extraordinary trial with disturbing implications for freedom of expression and campaigners for Palestinian rights. Back in August 2008, five members of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign disrupted an Edinburgh performance of the Jerusalem Quartet, who are promoted…
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2010 Mar 23: PILGER – “RACISM” CHARGE AGAINST PALESTINE CAMPAIGNERS “SHOULD BE LAUGHED OUT OF COURT”
Tuesday 23rd March 2010 Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Media Release PILGER – “RACISM” CHARGE AGAINST PALESTINE CAMPAIGNERS “SHOULD BE LAUGHED OUT OF COURT” Investigative journalist John Pilger says the “racism” charge levelled at 5 Palestine campaigners “should be laughed out of court”. The award-winning journalist and documentary-maker added his voice…
UK supermarkets targeted for stocking Israeli goods Jerusalem Post original article: http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=159789 JONNY PAUL, Jerusalem Post correspondent in London 07/11/2009 23:32 “We are not motivated by politics…” Waitrose staff had visited the West Bank and were happy with the producers. UK supermarkets targeted LONDON – Activists are targeting two supermarket chains in a weeklong protest starting…
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Israelis are behaving like spoiled rich brats Haaretz 21/03/2010 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1157854.html By Udi Aloni The terrifying specter of non-violent resistance to the occupation and the apartheid regime is hovering over the State of Israel, and all the state’s dignitaries have been recruited to battle it. This non-violent resistance operates both in areas under Israel’s reign of…
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On the ground report: Palestinian evictions in East Jerusalem Mar 19, 2010 Tobias Buck, the FT’s Jerusalem bureau chief, reports on Arab-Israeli tensions in East Jersualem, where Palestinians have been evicted from their homes to make way for Jewish settlers Audio report here
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