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Scottish Parliament backs calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf calls on UK government to recognise the state of Palestine within the 1967 borders
Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh, November 21, 2023
THE Scottish Parliament backed calls for a ceasefire in Gaza in a historic vote today.
Scottish MSPs voted by 90 votes to 28 on a motion that the SNP, Labour and Green parties had all pledged to back.
The Holyrood vote leaves Westminster the only parliament in Britain failing to back a ceasefire in Gaza, after rejecting the SNP’s motion by 294 votes to 125 last week.
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