Arms companies supplying IDF invited to Holyrood reception
Arms companies supplying Israel with bombs and military equipment have been invited to the Scottish Parliament by ADS Group, who represent the arms sector in the UK. The Israeli military…
Gaza is not history, the time for speaking out is now
Four months on from the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza, the scale of Israel’s indiscriminate killing of Palestinian civilians and decimation of the Gaza Strip will be no new…
University unity: understanding the reality facing Palestinian universities
A line from the Beatles goes—”living is easy with eyes closed”. Life goes as dreams do, a blur between two realities: one we are told about and one which we…
Scottish Parliament calls for immediate ceasefire
The Scottish Government has backed a motion calling an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and an unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas. The motion states that Scottish Parliament…
Expanding our tunnel vision: humanitarianism must extend further
We are at an impasse, as ongoing territorial disputes internationally show history brazenly repeating itself. We watched in horrified surprise as the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February…
ICC begins investigating Israeli and Palestinian war crimes
On Friday 5 February, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it will begin investigating allegations of war crimes committed by both Israeli and Palestinian actors in Gaza, the West Bank,…
Claims of ‘anti-Israel bias’ are unfounded
It may come as little surprise to hear US Secretary of State John Kerry defending the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, a feature which has become a mainstay in Kerry’s…