Israel is now in full violation of their signature on the Ceasefire Agreement they signed by refusing to move, as they had committed to do, to the 2nd Phase – the withdraw of the IDF from Gaza – and by cutting off electricity to the region. But protests in Scotland and across the UK are escalating, as are fundraising for Medical Aid for Palestinians.
As Palestine Action extends its protests to highlight solidarity with the Palestinian people, reports from the only remaining operating desalination plant in Gaza, which was providing clean drinking water to 500,000 people show that Israel has now cut the electricity supply to the plant, reducing the amount of water it can produce by almost 90%. Israel’s siege on Gaza, the blocking of essential aid and the cutting off of electricity are textbook acts of genocide, designed to systematically starve 2 million people.
BREAKING: Palestine Action use a drone to fly the Palestine flag over the Allianz Stadium, during the England v Italy rugby match.
Allianz provide insurance for Israel’s biggest weapons firm, allowing Elbit to build weapons in Britain which are tested on Palestinians. pic.twitter.com/si8bOI0Ib4
— Palestine Action (@Pal_action) March 9, 2025
As former First Minister Humza Yousaf has said: “Collective punishment is what happens when the international community chooses impunity over accountability. There will be some – very muted – words of condemnation that will fall on deaf ears. When will the world say enough is enough and finally impose sanctions on Israel?”
The hypocrisy between two different war zones is stark. As Yanis Varoufakis has said:
“It is almost amusing to see how the established, though fading, Western media are struggling to cover up Israel’s never-ending war crimes. Here is the latest: Israel is now in violation of their signature on the Ceasefire Agreement they signed by refusing to move, as they had committed to do, to the 2nd Phase – the withdraw of the IDF from Gaza – and, in the process, are working toward the return of war by denying the Palestinians a basic human right (electricity) of a people caught in a territory that, according to International Law, Israel is fully responsible. And the shameless media portrays this as “putting pressure on Hamas”. When Putin cuts off Ukraine’s electricity to civilians, the same media do not talk of Russia “putting pressure” – they lambast Putin for committing a war crime. Is it not astonishing that the West still refuses to grasp the manner in which its double standards are destroying every morsel of soft power the West still has worldwide?”
If our politicians are complicit, protest by ordinary people is escalating in response to the horrors in Gaza. At the weekend protestors wrecked Trump’s golf course at Turnberry. “GAZA IS NOT FOR SALE” was sprayed across the lawn and the golf course’s holes were dug up. Whilst Trump attempts to treat Gaza as his property, he should know his own property is within easy reach.
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— BELLA CALEDONIA (@bellacaledonia) March 10, 2025
It’s easy to feel impotent and lacking any agency in the light of such horrors, but there are ways you can help.
Join Palestinian Action HERE – or donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians below, or do both.
Palestinian Action suggests you can support activists put on trial HERE, you can donate to help bring down Israel’s weapons trade HERE, you can write to Palestinian Action prisoners HERE.
The National has launched a fundraiser for Medical Aid for Palestinians. Please support it today. By donating you can provide urgent medical care for people who are being forced to endure one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Go here to support: The National launches fundraiser for Medical Aid for Palestinians |