Pro-Palestinian activists stage protest at Caird Hall

Pro-Palestinian activists in Dundee staged a protest outside the Caird Hall at the weekend as part of an international campaign.

Scores of activists took part in the protest, which involved a number of speeches, leaflets being handed out and a mock eviction.

The demonstration was directed against the so-called Prawer Plan, an economic initiative aimed at improving production in the Negev desert.

Critics believe the plan will result in the destruction of more than 35 unrecognised villages in al Naqab and the forced expulsion and confinement of more than 70,000 Palestinian Bedouins.

The Dundee protest was part of an international movement against the plan spanning 28 countries.

Jalal Abukhater, one of the organisers, said he believed the protest had been a success.

He added: “There were some arrests in Israel and Palestine, but we will continue to do everything we can to bring additional pressure on the Israeli Government.”