DEAR SUPPORTER OF PALESTINIAN RIGHTS The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has again accepted funding from the Israeli Embassy, while people in Gaza are still living in the rubble of their homes, and Gaza victims of Israel’s white phosphorous attacks are still in critical care. In 2006, a public outcry forced the EIFF to return…
‘The Growing Movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israeli Apartheid’ view
by Mick Napier With two votes against, 400 delegates at the 2009 Scottish Trade Union Congress in Perth voted on Wednesday for BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel) and a review of its relations with the Israeli Histadrut, in support of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice. Sadly, Ephraim Borowski, Director of the…
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Israel sees criticism on par with murder Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:11:03 GMT While Iran has not attacked a foreign country in 200 years, Israel has in the past two years been responsible for two deadly attacks on neighboring Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, killing more than 1,500 in 55 days. An Israeli…
Breaking news…. Scotland today joined Ireland and South Africa when the Scottish Trade Union Congress, representing every Scottish trade union, voted overwhelmingly to commit to boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. This is the third example of a national trade union federation committing to BDS and is a clear indication that, while Israel can…
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Robert Fisk: How can you trust the cowardly BBC? Anyone who has read the history of Zionism will be aware that its aim was to dispossess the Arabs and take over Palestine. Why else are Zionists continuing to steal Arab land for Jews, and Jews only, against all international law? Who for a moment can…
Continue Reading Fisk: BBC Trust now a mouthpiece for Israeli lobby