On Monday, 25 August, one of SPSC’s organisers, Moira McFarlane, was summoned to present herself at St Leonard’s police station in Edinburgh to be charged under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for wearing a t-shirt with the words ‘Genocide in Palestine, Time to take action’. The demonstration outside the police station from 9.30…
Trade Unions demand Unity Trust unfreeze Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s bank account Trade unions, anti-racism organisations and food banks are today lobbying Unity Trust Bank following its decision to freeze the funds of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC). More than 70 of the bank’s business customers decry Unity’s actions in an open letter. The…
The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) condemns in the strongest terms the assassination of Al Jazeera journalists Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, alongside camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa in a targeted airstrike on Sunday, 10th August. The journalists were killed in an attack on a tent used by media professionals near…
For years, Unity Trust has marketed itself as an “ethical bank”. The bank’s recent move to freeze SPSC’s bank account aligns the bank with those seeking to silence legitimate criticism of the Israel’s actions in Palestine
The Ferret investigation into the secret meeting held in August 2024 between the Scottish Government, represented by Angus Robertson, and Daniela Grudsky, Israel’s deputy ambassador to the UK, has revealed that John Swinney’s government consider itself a ‘critical’ friend of Israel. The Ferret reports: The Ferret findings come after a 10-month freedom of information (FoI)…
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Read the STV article here The Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee (GGEC) Edinburgh is disappointed yet again by the unprofessional and sinister behaviour of Edinburgh Council, Police Scotland and partners, who we liaise with in good faith when organising demonstrations, and their attempts to turn public opinion against the thousands of Scottish people who oppose the…