Scotland MSPs back boycott of Israel and ‘firms complicit in Gaza genocide’
A Scottish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign protest in Glasgow
The New Arab reports on 4 September 2025:
The Scottish parliament has voted for an immediate and full boycott of Israel and companies linked to the war on Gaza, in a symbolic but landmark move in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
The Scottish Greens led the campaign to sanction Israel and connected entities over the genocide in Gaza, which has killed at least 64,231 Palestinians and displaced almost the entire population of the enclave.
The amendment, which passed by 62 votes to 31, called on “the Scottish and UK Governments to immediately impose a package of boycotts, divestment and sanctions targeted at the state of Israel and at companies complicit in its military operations and its occupation of Palestine “.
The Scottish Greens and Scottish National Party backed a motion put forward by External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson earlier this week regarding the recognition of the Palestinian state, while Scottish Conservatives voted against the proposal, and most Scottish Labour and Lib Dem MSPs abstained.
The amendment saw the Lib Dems switch their votes to oppose the wording, while all Scottish Labour MPs abstained.