Anthony Carroll, Christy Mearns, Jon Molyneux, and Lana Reid-McConnell of the Scottish Greens signed the pledge, as did Donna McGill and William Graham of the SNP and Dan Hutchison of Your Party.
In total, 75 Scottish councillors signed the pledge ahead of May’s elections, including 38 SNP councillors, 17 Scottish Green councillors and 11 from Labour.
Four independents and two Liberal Democrats signed on, along with two councillors from Your Party, and one other councillor formerly of the Scottish Socialist Party.
The full list identifies 19 councillors from Edinburgh, seven from Glasgow, six from Dundee, and five each from North Ayrshire and Highland, among others.
Last week’s Glasgow national demonstration organised by the Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee (Image: Colin Mearns)
The Councillor Pledge for Palestine, launched by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in December, “commits representatives to act to uphold Palestinian rights and ensure their council is not implicated in Israel’s violations of international law, including through divestment of pension funds from complicit companies”.
PSC political organiser Dan Iley-Williamson said: “The mass movement for Palestine – which has brought millions onto Britain’s streets – is not going away. Vote Palestine will take our demands into the May elections and deliver a message to those seeking office: If you want our votes, stand up for Palestine.
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Across the UK, signatories include 345 Green councillors, 338 Labour councillors, and 104 Liberal Democrats councillors, as well as three Conservatives.
Hundreds more have signed from the SNP, Plaid Cymru, the Scottish Greens, and Your Party.
“We’ve all seen the devastation caused by Israel’s genocide in Gaza, but none have felt it more deeply than Hackney residents I’ve spoken to who have lost family members in Palestine,” said Zoë Garbett, a Green councillor in Hackney.
Garbett, who is running to be the area’s mayor, added: “The council took a stand against South African apartheid and now it’s time we make a similar stand for the Palestinians.”
