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Tayside Pension Fund in Scotland drops Israel's Bank Hapoalim

Following a period of campaigning, Tayside Pension Fund no longer invests local authority pension funds in Bank Hapoalim, an Israeli bank that operates and finances state infrastructure within illegal settlements upon occupied Palestinian land.

Economic Boycott
Local governments
Trade union solidarity
February 7, 2019
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Time to Divest
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Round-up: Creative actions and grassroots campaigns boost boycott and sanctions momentum and prioritize military embargo on Israel

Screen Shot 2014-08-21 at 16.57.47Campaigners gather at the Oakland Port. (Charlotte Silver)

- Oakland activists prevent Israeli ship from docking for 4 days;
- Elbit arms factories in UK and Australia occupied by protesters
- EU to ban Israeli dairy and meat imports with any settlement connections
- European retailers

August 21, 2014
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Palestinian BDS National Committee
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Scottish students say "yes" to boycotting Israel

A Palestine solidarity banner in Dundee, Scotland.
May 2, 2014
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Planned protests force cancellation of JNF and Friends of the IDF fundraiser in Scotland

An event to be held at a St Andrews hotel, aimed at raising funds for the Friends of the IDF and the JNF, has been cancelled on police advice in the face of serious mobilisations for planned protests.  Palestine activists, human rights campaigners and students joined forces to speak out against the inclusion of Friends of the IDF and the JNF in the list of organisations that will benefit from the fundraiser.

The Fr

April 26, 2013
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Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
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Prisoners day marked with global actions against G4S as Scottish union congress endorses campaign

Scottish Trade unions stand in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners and supports campaign to boycott G4S (Scottish PSC)

As 3,000 Palestinian political prisoners refused meals and demonstrations were held across Palestine to mark Palestinian prisoners day on Wednesday, international acti

Stop G4S
April 19, 2013
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Michael Deas at Electronic Intifada
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Boycott spreading in Scotland: Clackmannanshire Council joins W. Dunbartonshire and Stirling in boycott of Israel

Boycott spreading in Scotland: Clackmannanshire Council joins W.

Local governments
March 20, 2013
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Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
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Dundee University Students’ Association votes to cut ties with G4S

On Tuesday 26th February 2013, the students of Dundee University Students’ Association (DUSA) voted overwhelmingly in its annual general meeting to cut ties with Anglo-Danish private security provider G4S.

G4S is the world’s largest private security contractor, and brings with it serious reputation for human rights abuse both domestically and internationally.

Stop G4S
February 27, 2013
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Dundee University Action Palestine
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Scottish council reaffirms boycott policy in face of smear campaign

West Dunbartonshire council has reaffirmed its support for BDS following false allegations made about the implementation of its boycott policy.

The statement read:

Over recent days there has been some highly misleading publicity in the national and international press concerning West Dunbartonshire Council’s policy on the boycott of Israeli goods.

Local governments
June 6, 2011
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West Dunbartonshire Council
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Scottish First Minister supports sanctions against Israel

First Minister Alex Salmond supported economic sanctions against Israel. He described Israel's massacre of nine Mavi Marmara passengers as an "atrocity on the high seas" and put Israel firmly beyond the pale.

May 7, 2011
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SPSC