SPSC: This is why people in Scotland march for Palestinians

Last October, we saw Rishi Sunak fly to Israel to be at the side of Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring, “We want you to win”, while the public was gripped by the plight of First Minister Humza Yousaf’s in-laws trying to escape the bombs raining down on Gaza.

Israel has not been held to account by our government in the same way other governments have. Within weeks of Russia invading Ukraine, the UK, US and EU imposed sanctions. They expressed their shock at the audacity of one country invading another. They joined forces to ensure Russia felt their wrath and was confined to the realms of a pariah state.

And in stark contrast to the situation with Russia, the UK continues to provide unimpeded financial and political support to Israel even while the International Court of Justice has stated that it may once again be falling foul of international law – and this time plausibly committing a genocide. As the genocide continues in a closed-off land where foreign journalists are barred by Israel, brave Palestinians risk their lives to be the eyes and the ears of the world. Like the more than 80 journalists killed by Israel in the last five months, they and their families, too, become targets of the occupation.

We are reminded of doctors and journalists braving Israeli snipers only to be rounded up, stripped, humiliated, beaten and killed.

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