Arms deals to Israel worth £4million were approved by Britain immediately after last summer’s bombardment of Gaza. The sales won official approval despite evidence suggesting British-made arms and components were used in the bombing of the Strip when more than 2000 people were killed. A new report reveals the Government sanctioned licences for surface-to-surface missiles,…
The Israeli attack on Gaza was increasing in intensity a year ago. Since the author is speaking at SPSC meetings across Scotland in August, I’ve just finished The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza by Max Blumenthal and urge you to read it. Its 217 pages convey compelling and dramatic testimonies from Palestinians…
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We arrived at 5am on the 6th of July 15. It was a stunning morning as the sun warmed us a we walked towards the factory. The day previously, 7 members of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, travelled down to Staffordshire from Scotland, to join activists around the country to protest against UAV Engines Ltd…
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The Herald front page carried an exclusive yesterday (26 May) that Police Scotland are using ‘controversial face recognition software’ that ‘raises fresh fears over civil liberties’. The Herald article is welcome but the extent of the surveillance already being piloted in Glasgow is even more alarming than the Herald article reports; the NICE technology takes…
18th May 2015 Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign extends solidarity greetings to People & Planet Edinburgh and all students and staff who have occupied and shut down the Charles Stewart House building to end University of Edinburgh investment in arms and fossil fuel companies. Their campaign goals include calls for elected student representation on the investment…
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