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SPSC chair, Mick Napier was refused Legal Aid to fight the nonsensical racism charges, and faces a legal bill of over £4,000; MPs fighting their expenses abuse charges have been granted Legal Aid to do so, in the “interests of justice”. Dear Friends Five members of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign face charges of ‘racially…

Sign the letter; See all signatories March 2010 We, the undersigned, condemn the attempt by Scottish prosecutors to criminalise the growing international campaign to boycott Israel until Israel comes into line with international law. In July 2005, working in close co-operation with partners in South Africa, hundreds of civil society organisations across Palestine produced a…

From PSC URGENT: MEPs to discuss Goldstone Report on 10 March – please email your Members of European Parliament The European Parliament is due to vote on its attitude to the Goldstone Report on March 10.  Please URGENTLY email your MEPs – if possible by the end of today. Use www.writetothem.com to email all your MEPs directly. Remind them of…

Despite ongoing controversy over Israel’s alleged role in the killing of a Hamas commander, we hear that David Miliband is to attend a housewarming reception at the recently refurbished Israeli embassy at the end of the month, reports the UK’s Independent daily… After two weeks of diplomatic wrangling, it appears that the temporary impasse between the Foreign…