Tag Archives: Edinburgh

Lajee Centre Arts & Cultural Tour and Financial Appeal‏

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Nick

In June this year 15 members of the Lajee Center will leave Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem, Palestine and travel to Scotland & Ireland on an Arts & Cultural Tour. Building on the success of last year’s tour, Lajee has organised … Continue reading →

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Student activists scale roof of the Scottish Parliament for Gaza

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Nick

Around fifteen members of the We Are All Hana Shalabi network have occupied the roof of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh, in protest at the recent massacre carried out by the Israeli Army in Gaza. The activists are calling … Continue reading →

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Emergency National Demonstration End the Massacre in Gaza! Solidarity with Palestine!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Nick

Emergency National Demonstration   End the Massacre in Gaza!  Solidarity with Palestine! Assemble Charlotte Square, Edinburgh  Saturday 17th November, 12pm Israel has just confirmed the launch of its latest war on Gaza “Operation Pillar of Defence” also known as “Operation … Continue reading →

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Campaigners raise new questions about Batsheva funding

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Nick

Some 150 protesters picketed Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre on a cold and wet Tuesday evening calling for a boycott of Israel state-funded dance company Batsheva.  Four Israel supporters attended a counter-demonstration.  Batheva’s performance was interrupted by protests at least eight times … Continue reading →

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Children in Chains – Israel’s Twilight Zone

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Nick

On Saturday 10th November a seminar has been organised by the Scottish Friends of Palestine and the EIS to explore the reality for Palestinian children under occupation. It will also discuss the obligations on the state of Israel, as an … Continue reading →

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Batsheva protests in Edinburgh

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Nick

On 30th August, a number of activists from Dundee travelled through to protest outside the Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre where, Israeli dance company, Batsheva were performing as part of the Edinburgh International Festival. Batsheva were targetted because they are part of … Continue reading →

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Sabra & Shatilla 30th anniversary commemoration – public meetings in Scotland

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Nick

Sabra & Shatilla 30th anniversary commemoration Eye-witness to Sabra and Shatilla massacre Dr Ben Alofs Ben was working as a nurse in West Beirut in the summer of 1982, while it was besieged by the Israeli army. He was working … Continue reading →

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Demonstrate against Batsheva Dance Company in Edinburgh in August

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Nick

The Batsheva Dance Company, cultural ambassadors for the Israeli State, will be performing in Edinburgh on 30th and 31st August and the 1st September. We want to make sure that they know they are not welcome. To make the most … Continue reading →

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Don’t Dance with Israeli Apartheid

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Nick

The Israeli state-funded dance company Batsheva has been invited to perform at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival. In response to this invitation, the ‘Don’t Dance with Israeli Apartheid’ campaign has written to Jonathan Mills, the Director of the Edinburgh Festival, … Continue reading →

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Alive and victorious: Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak home after 3 month hunger strike

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Nick

On 10th July, Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak returned to his home in Gaza after being freed from an Israeli prison. He had been held in an Israeli prison for three years without charge or trial and without visits from his … Continue reading →

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