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November 06, 2024 Statements

SPSC Statement6 November 2024 Supporters of Palestinian and human rights in the United States have faced a stark choice between two genocide enablers. Harris has shown no sign of breaking from the Genocide Joe mould, repeatedly stating her support for Israel,…

Condemn Israel's targeting of media workers

November 02, 2024 Solidarity

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: condemn Israel's targeting of media workers2 November 2024 HOW MANY MORE? Since October 7, Israel has killed over 180 journalists in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as neighbouring Lebanon.…

Dishonest Zio-lawyer pays damages awarded to Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Nov 01, 2024 Friends of Israel

Denying Mandela’s visa is an attack on all of us

Oct 24, 2024 Solidarity

Inspiring defiance after Aberdeen University Shameful Cancellation of Mandela Speech

Oct 15, 2024 Free Speech on Palestine

Action is key: two inspiring examples of worker solidarity

Oct 15, 2024 Solidarity

Condemn University of Aberdeen cancellation of Mandela

Oct 13, 2024 Articles

Gaza Genocide Emergency Committees on Starmer's Lies and Swinney's Cruel Indifference

Oct 10, 2024 Political

Mandla Mandela Visit to Britain Obstructed and Delayed

Oct 10, 2024 Free Speech on Palestine

Eastgate Theatre apologises

Oct 08, 2024 Solidarity

Statement: Dismantling Israeli Apartheid Tour

Oct 06, 2024 Solidarity

STUC Black Workers Conference resolves to take practical BDS actions

Sep 29, 2024 Solidarity

A tribute to Bob Fulton and the East Kilbride workers

Sep 13, 2024 Statements

Uphold Rights and Resist Suppression

Sep 03, 2024 Solidarity

Scottish Government Suspend Meetings with Israel

Aug 19, 2024 Statements

SUTR works hard to shut down Palestinian voices

Aug 09, 2024 Free Speech on Palestine

Call to supporters of Palestinian rights: resistance to racism and fascism at home is part of our solidarity

Aug 08, 2024 Statements

Concerns over Police Scotland tactics

Aug 04, 2024 Statements

Cultural boycott victories in Scotland well before the 2023 genocide

Jul 11, 2024 Cultural

No change for Palestinians

Jul 09, 2024 Statements

Supporting the Palestinian right to self-determination

Jun 26, 2024 Statements

SPSC statement on Melanie Ward, CEO of MAP and Labour candidate

Jun 25, 2024 Statements

What is Zionism?

Tariq Ali: Notes on anti-Semitism, Zionism and Palestine

May 03, 2016

By Tariq Ali / 28 April 2016 The past few months have seen voices raised from within the media and Westminster establishment concerning the supposed culture of anti-semitism nurtured under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. This has reached a peak today with the suspension of former Labour Mayor of London Ken Livingston, from the party. But, what is anti-semitism and how does that relate to Zionism and the state of Israel? In this article, originally written for Italian newspaper Il Manifesto in… Read more

Free Speech on Palestine

Mandla Mandela Visit to Britain Obstructed and Delayed

Oct 10, 2024

Dismantling Israeli Apartheid StatementThe British government has delayed Zwelivelile ‘Mandla’ Mandela departure for Britain for a tour to discuss how we can learn the lessons of the South African anti-apartheid movement to dismantle Israeli apartheid. This comes after press reports that pro-Israel have lobbied the British government to ensure Mandela is refused entry because of his support of the right of Palestinian and Lebanese people to resist colonialism, apartheid and occupation.There are… Read more

Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla greets fellow South American strongman Augusto Pinochet

From anti-Semites

Anti-semitic Argentine butchers worked closely with Israel

May 22, 2013

Videla reserved special treatment for Jews, and among those kidnapped there were approximately 1300 Jews, significantly higher than their share of the population. They also received special treatment in terms of torture. There is a slight irony that this antisemitic ruler secured the fervent cooperation of the Israeli government. In late 1977 the Ambassador to Buenos Aires [Ram] Nirgad declared that "since the military junta came to power there has been an improvement in the relations between… Read more

SPSC Edinburgh members leaflet General Assembly delegates, 23 May 2013

Scotland

Church of Scotland General Assembly slams Israeli apartheid and land theft - suggests BDS needed

May 17, 2013

The Inheritance of Abraham? A report on the 'promised land' is a ground-breaking report by the Church and Society Council that was overwhelmingly agreed this weekend at the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. In adopting the report with only a handful of votes for remitting it, the Church of Scotland rejects the use of the Hebrew Bible to “sanction…occupation of land which involved the displacement of some 750,000 people living there”. Mick NapierEdinburgh 23 May… Read more

Governments

Scottish Government & Israel/Palestine - an updated chronology

Aug 12, 2014

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable”. George Orwell The Scottish Government’s positions on Israel/Palestine are in flux, responding to pressures from a furious public opinion as well as the realpolitik that led the SNP to embrace NATO, where Israel is a virtual member. 30 January 2024 A Scottish Government body, Scottish Development International sent a trade mission to Israel in January 2010, concentrating on 'life sciences' while memories were… Read more

Arms companies

Palestine Action smash up Elbit Israeli death merchants

May 16, 2022

SPSC Public meetings Huda Ammori co-founded Palestine Action and Adie Mormech co-founded the Manchester PA group. They will both be speaking in Glasgow and Edinburgh next week. Tuesday 7th June, 7.30pm Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, G2 4JP, Glasgow Wednesday 8th June, 7.30pm Augustine Church George IV Bridge, EH1 1EL, Edinburgh Third speaker will be an SPSC member active in successful Scottish campaigns against both the racist Jewish National Fund and Israeli Government-sponsored cultural… Read more

Complicit companies

Articles in The National & The Ferret on Lothian Pension Fund Investments in Corrupt Israeli Bank Hapoalim

May 10, 2020

Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign have been campaiging through Time to Divest for divestment from Israeli Bank Hapolaim for several years. Billy Briggs reports on the corruption scandal engulfing the Bank today in a story carried by both The National and The Ferret. Lothian Pension Fund (LPF) invests in Bank Hapoalim, Israel’s largest bank, which has been fined in the US for “criminal conduct” relating to a major corruption case...=========================== "...Bank Hapoalim has pleaded… Read more

The left

Palestinian message to the Left + Gaza background and images

Apr 13, 2018

Three important articles from Mondoweiss on Gaza 1. Contextualizing the Great March of Return by Haider Eid from Gaza2. Striking images from the last week of Gaza’s Great March of Return 3. The Gaza protests are challenging every facet of Israel’s dispossession of the Palestinian peopleSPSC is of one mind with Palestinian Steven Salaita's suggestions that we insist apply here as much as in the US. Stand Up To Racism - please take note of Steven Salaita's point 3: Five suggestions vis-a-vis… Read more

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