Scottish Palestinian Forum

In Gaza, Israel aims to destroy civil order, but it is failing As the Israeli army tries to wipe out civilian institutions and services, Palestinian solidarity steps in.

Israel arms ban: What role does the UK play in F-35 production? The exemption of the F-35 from the UK arms suspension to Israel has been highlighted by charities, rights groups and MPs criticising the announcement.

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/9/3/the-uks-partial-arms-ban-on-israel-is-not-enough?fbclid=IwY2xjawFFQh5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHV4jXgf85R-yE7Opuc4vZenfAFAKZBKFdx0zTYl3R9cLpGfsYJxBsWAtow_aem_V6pZsfJ8Yos70LDP2-83MQ

The UK’s partial arms ban on Israel is not enough The suspension of 30 licences for arms exports to Israel shows public pressure works. But we must go further.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/03/robert-jenrick-inquired-into-revoking-palestinian-students-visa-emails-reveal?fbclid=IwY2xjawFFAaVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbE5miRUSHKnTXWwBQSFOedtnHXoaDq33AaMlW4hFTT6gC6DFpgogCzYlA_aem_96nqBlaE5zZEkUIY9nIytA

Robert Jenrick inquired into revoking Palestinian student’s visa, emails reveal Court documents show then immigration minister wrote to Home Office after Dana Abu Qamar spoke at university demonstration

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIud--vqDItEt2C5SxGgt5QFw9qiq3EIKjm?fueid=19900&qid=223603&hqid=5071dcacd8407e058d7f17e1874a2032 #/registration

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Theology & The War in Gaza and Israel. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. What does, and should, theology say in relation to the war in Gaza and Israel? What is the role of the public theologian? As per the Society of the Study of Theology (SST)’s stated aims and objectives in its constitution, namely “facilitating and shaping theological thought, conversation and com...

Polio and Israel’s attrition genocide in Gaza The re-emergence of polio in Gaza is yet another sign of Israel’s genocidal strategies at work.

Israel’s week-long deadly raids continue across occupied West Bank Israeli military’s latest assault across West Bank is in its eighth day. At least 33 Palestinians have been killed.

Israel is a key player in the global arms trade.

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Food & light refreshments will be available from 6.30.

Edinburgh CAAT presents Arms Out! Film Tour Join Edinburgh CAAT for an evening of powerful documentaries and panel discussions on the arms trade and intersecting issues.

Israel frees Alice Kisiya after arrest for resisting land grab The Kisiya family have been joined at their protest encampment by Israeli-Palestinian organisation Combatants for Peace after attempted Israeli land grabs.

Lack of food and water, ambulances blocked as Israel lays siege to Jenin Israeli reinforcements enter the besieged part of the occupied West Bank as assault on refugee camp enters fifth day.

Gaza has shown European universities are no longer places of free inquiry The crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech and activism on European campuses should be cause for concern.

Eleven killed as Israel targets school sheltering displaced Palestinians Israeli attack on Gaza school kills 11 Palestinians as mass protests grip Israel amid anger over deaths of captives.

UNRWA head accuses Israel of buying Google ads to block donations to agency Commissioner-general says Israeli government has undertaken a defamation campaign against the UN agency.

Israel cuts water, power in Jenin, recovers bodies of 6 captives from Gaza UN decries ‘enormous destruction’ in the West Bank city as Israeli siege continues into a fifth day.

Israeli soldiers besiege Jenin as assault on West Bank enters fourth day At least 20 people have been killed in Israel’s largest military operation in the occupied territory in decades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwY2xjawFAA11leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSTzbXcTTn7UUQ23Z7vr-8-V5tWlCdM3-2IBlDwQPe4nxxke3-tJvfR7pQ_aem_U-9ec-9C9ObqOcaN2QFHMA&v=y5IuPUsz3D8&feature=youtu.be

What were we thinking? ISCIA Seminar 16, The Palestinian Struggle: A Prism for Global Issues The ISCIA Seminar: “What were we THINKING???”The Palestinian Struggle: A Prism for Global IssuesPresented by Marthie Momberg (Centre for Moral Leadership, St...

American and EU banks shut down accounts of humanitarian groups providing aid to Gaza without explanation - Quds News Network Several humanitarian organizations in Europe and the United States that are working to address the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza have had their bank accounts closed without explanation, reported the Wall Street Journal. This trend, which has intensified since October 7th, is causing significant...

Four killed in Israeli attack on Gaza hospital convoy, aid group says Anera says attack on convoy heading to an Emirati hospital ‘was carried out without any prior warning or communication’.

To be a Palestinian child, trying to survive Israeli jail From beatings, to illness and hunger, freed Palestinian children say abuse rampant in Israeli jails after October 7.

Israeli forces bombard Gaza; impose siege on occupied West Bank’s Jenin Israel kills 12 in Gaza as Israeli forces besiege Jenin in the occupied West Bank, cut power, restrict food and water.

🚨 CALLING ALL ACTIVISTS

Join us as we raise our voices against Barclays Bank and their role in financing Israeli war crimes and the genocide in Gaza 🚫

🗓️ Saturday 31 August

🕛 12 noon

📍Barclays Bank, 83 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8BJ

Let’s stand in solidarity and demand an end to corporate complicity in human rights abuses.

See also Edinburgh demo outside SNP conference.

The West Bank: Israel’s other genocidal war in Palestine The military assault on the northern West Bank is part of a larger plan to force Palestinians from their homeland.

https://www.oikoumene.org/news/thousands-in-beit-fajjar-and-marah-rabah-face-life-draining-economic-crush?fbclid=IwY2xjawE9WXJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdM7GUtao3iDlawh-Bhqc9vhlG178ZWxZSCTpNWMPHNvvn6IWFRIqeF2UQ_aem_xLfvCeWDZCEzvTcOFEnGaQ

Thousands in Beit Fajjar and Marah Rabah face life-draining economic crush Maisara Billo is hurting right along with the 17,000 people who live in Beit Fajjar and Marah Rabah.

https://www.declassifieduk.org/labour-laser-focused-on-israel-trade-deal-amid-ongoing-genocide/?fbclid=IwY2xjawE9Wc9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcfN1gLGlPAxnmw-Qlf0Zvv3CrSiQCPobvuyvBtwiDyZz8AAxx1gKMVyYQ_aem_yd6742O2t3xdQGOOs_XbUA

Labour ‘laser-focused’ on Israel trade deal amid ongoing genocide New trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds is embarking on fresh talks with Israel, whose economy minister is an outspoken supporter of its attacks on Palestinians.

https://azvsas.blogspot.com/2024/08/gazas-genocide-proves-that-terms.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawE9WkdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfKfWeKyaKsTjcD80t4rWsxHSl7EaUZ25DbND2SWIJLjeqTpsEGHooN8HA_aem_y1dfhw9WTIU--MtBie6x-g

Gaza’s Genocide Proves that the Terms ‘Liberal’ & ‘Right-wing’ Zionist are a Distinction Without a Difference What Kind of Person Writes a Biography With the Intention of Distorting What Their Subject Said & Justifying their Silencing? Step forward the Guardian’s Freedland

Organised by Scottish Friends of Palestine.

https://www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby-funded-15-new-mps-before-election/?utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ICYMI+-+Weekly+Roundup&fbclid=IwY2xjawE86qpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZflg-a19FnUxkBSXxj1CPZtJ4nNL199ac20JSsJwMf22Mz9OhjT1a5BgA_aem_2p5JpKPYSeiN9hCakF1Qxg

Israel lobby funded 15 new MPs before election Parliamentary candidates went on paid-for trips to Israel ahead of the general election, Declassified has found.