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The vigil in Edinburgh
VIGILS took place in the east and west of Scotland at the weekend in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
In Edinburgh, Women in Black Scotland gathered at Register House on the city’s Princes Street, draping the historic building in banners that said “war doesn’t end conflict” and “war is not the answer.”
On the west coast, the Irvine & North Ayrshire Trades Union Council held a vigil at the Bridgegate in Irvine, the latest in a series of actions by the organisation as imembers continue their calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israeli apartheid.
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
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
The people of Palestine need our solidarity in actions not words – trade unionists must give them our full support in their darkest hour, writes DANIEL KEBEDE
