Palestinians protesters run from tear gas fired by Israeli troops
NATIONALIST MSP John Mason was heckled today for opposing a conference motion condemning Israel’s assault on Gaza.
Delegates at the SNP conference overwhelmingly endorsed a motion decrying Israel’s failure to respect UN resolutions on the Middle East, calling on the British government to “lead international efforts to end the siege on Gaza.”
But Glasgow Shettleston’s Mr Mason told the hall that “the Middle East is clearly a tricky subject” and that both Israel and Palestine were isolated in the region.
Labour's Emily Thornberry calls on PM to ban goods from Israel-held Palestinian territory
History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
On International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, HUGH LANNING warns that the US-led “Comprehensive Plan” entrenches decades of Western complicity in Israel’s domination and denial of Palestinian land and rights