Scotcast - Tempers flare over Swinney’s Palestine stance
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John Swinney has been heckled while speaking at a vigil marking the anniversary of the 7 October attacks by Hamas on Israel.
The BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart tells us why the First Minister’s views on Palestinian statehood were met with jeers.
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Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.
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Published on Monday, 6th October 2025.
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