SCOTTISH Friends of Palestine was formed in 1982 in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and subsequent attacks on Palestinian refugee communities.
The organisation enjoys support across the trade union movement and one of the founder members was the late Bill Speirs, former general secretary of the Scottish Trade Union Congress.
Although our activities have been restricted due to Covid-19, our committee has made use of online facilities to continue our work.
On October 24 we held an online conference looking at medical links between Scotland and Palestine, particularly with reference to cancer treatment.
This was a very informative event and it was particularly encouraging to hear about the work of British charity Medical Aid for Palestinians which is supported by a number of medical professionals based in Scotland.