Here, we respond to a reader from Edinburgh who asks: Why hasn’t the response to the bombing of Iran been as big as the response to the genocide in Gaza? Plus: reports from Iran solidarity protests, Greek seafarer protests, and more.

Ahead of the May Holyrood elections, the ruling Scottish National Party is trying to make overtures to the Palestine movement. But for all the gestures of solidarity, the SNP will not be taking any action against the war machine or the capitalists complicit in genocide.

In yet another setback for Starmer’s beleaguered government, the High Court has ruled that Labour’s proscription of Palestine Action is “disproportionate” and “unlawful”. This is a victory for the Palestine movement, and exposes the crisis of the ruling regime.