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People during a pro-Palestine and pro-Lebanon protest on Whitehall in central London, September 26, 2024
THE government has been accused of “succumbing to Israeli pressure” after it blocked the grandson of Nelson Mandela from coming to Britain to give a Palestine solidarity speaking tour.
Mandla Mandela was due to speak at nine venues across the UK in nine days on a tour organised by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
His visa application was blocked by the British consulate in South Africa.
ARTHUR WEST surveys the achievements of the Scottish campaign against South African apartheid and how we can draw on them to fight a rising far right
The struggle for Palestinian freedom has become a defining issue for everyone committed to justice, democracy and peace, says PETER LEARY ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
Campaigns against nuclear weapons on the Clyde, financial backing for arms firms and rising militarism are converging with solidarity for Palestine, as Scotland’s peace movement builds momentum ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, says ARTHUR WEST
