The following statement has been issued by The Findhorn Foundation, following approaches to the management by many members of The Findhorn Foundation Community and representatives of The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign. “After a constructive meeting with both local and National representatives from The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Findhorn Foundation wishes to clarify that it…
On December 27, 2008, Israel launched Operation Cast Lead, a massive, 22-day military assault on the Gaza Strip. The ferocity of the attack was unprecedented in the almost seven decades of Zionist dispossession of Palestinians, killing some 1,400 Palestinians, most of them civilians. Human Rights Watch accused the Israeli military of “wanton destruction”. The UN…
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Conference details, speakers & participants A two day conference bringing international speakers and Scottish groups and organisations actively supporting the Palestinian call for a campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) aims to build on boycott successes and growing civil society support for Palestine in Scotland and around the UK. Divestment of public, workplace and…
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UPDATE: Findhorn Foundation statement Many supporters of a militaristic movement which was central to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians are among those presenting papers at a conference which “The Findhorn Foundation and community will proudly host” in less than a week (26–28 June). Kibbutzim are based on stolen land whose owners were driven out with…
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Workshop on campaigning for BDS with elected local councils Saturday 20 July 2013St John’s Church Hall, Princes Street, Edinburgh12noon – 5pm Recent months have seen developments in the campaign for BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) to isolate the state of Israel until it ends its human rights violations against the Palestinian people: Steven…
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Israeli football, racism and politics: The ugly side of the beautiful gameJonathan Cook 25 April 2013 Rifaat Turk, the most successful Arab player in Israeli football and the first to be selected for the national team, in 1976, recalled that it “started to rain” every time he stepped on the pitch there was so much…
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