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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.
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
Despite declining to show Kneecap’s set, the BBC broadcast Bob Vylan leading a ‘death to the IDF’ chant — and the resulting outrage has only amplified the very message the Establishment wanted silenced, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
BBC accused of silencing acts at Glastonbury for standing in solidarity with Palestine