Posted on 05/15/2008 4:57:40 PM PDT by forkinsocket
Organisers of the main celebration of Israel’s 60th anniversary in Scotland last week decided not to raise the Israeli flag for fear of provoking pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
Ten years ago — for Israel’s 50th — the flag was raised on a flagpole in a ceremony outside the premises of East Renfrewshire Council where the event had been staged.
But after discussions between local organisers and the council, the decision was taken not to repeat the exercise this time. The 60th event was held at the same venue, in the south of Glasgow.
Adele Conn, co-chair of the Israel at 60 committee, said: “We didn’t want to have a political event, just a celebration. We didn’t want to make a political issue out of it.”
Hugh Humphries, secretary of the Scottish Friends of Palestine — which advocates a boycott of Israeli institutions — said the group was “pleased” at the decision not to fly the flag.
But it has called for the council’s external auditors to investigate any subsidy of the 60th celebrations.
A spokesman for East Renfrewshire said: “The council did not fly the flag of Israel and there was full agreement with the anniversary organisers.
“What happened is that Provost Alex Mackie attended at the start of the evening concert at Eastwood Theatre to wish all attending an enjoyable evening. He also dropped in early to Carmichael Hall to meet local Jewish families enjoying special celebrations for children. In both cases, the organisers of the events hired the premises from the council in the usual way.”
East Renfrewshire, explained the spokesman, “is home to Scotland’s largest Jewish community and Provost Mackie thought it right and fitting to wish members of the community a happy celebration.”
The council contributed a £500 firework display to the celebrations.
Yellow bastards.
Happy Nakba day Scotland!! Just submit to Islam and get it over with already.
Aw, c’mon! I’m from a Scottish family - we shouldn’tbe waffling like this in the slightest!
May as well start wearing burkas over their kilts. Their ancestors are spinning in their graves! What a shame!
A big wide Yellow streak.Gonna end here,seems there is no where else.
“May as well start wearing burkas over their kilts. Their ancestors are spinning in their graves! What a shame!”
My thoughts exactly!
The English fought you and you fought back, fiercely. The English finally won and disarmed you and then themselves. They became a bunch of lefty girly-men immediately after WWII. You became a bunch of girly-men who need to take a Midol and lie down until the fear of a bunch of smelly ragheadians passes?
Is that close to correct?
McGregor? Anyone?
Hello?
“..until the fear of a bunch of smelly ragheadians passes?”
The obnoxious odor will only get more pungent with time.
All of England is toast. Turn out the lights......
The last Scots with balls must have been our Scots ancestors who emigrated to the U.S....
Craig Dubh!!!
It’s kind of beautiful in a way. Islam may well be able to take over and dominate the world and its populations simply because no one wanted to offend the Muslims. No offense...
I’ve never heard of Scots tucking tail.
Why, if the fear of retribution is so great, have the celebration at all?
Now even Scotsmen are acting like women.
Scots what ha’ w’ Wallace bled, and they’re runnin’ aroun’ like a wee bairn who’s seen a moose. My great uncle Willy (Black Watch, WW1) must be rollin’ in his casket.
my husband just said to me “Guess there’s no rocks under them kilts anymore”
BTTT
Oh dear.
Your Scots history is all over the place.
Sigh...
Scotland is a country, not part of England,mate.
99% of Scots havent heard this story. It was a minor story on the TV evening news at best.
Uh-huh.
Be my guest and come over here and say so to your average Scotsman.
Dont worry, you’ll be covered by the NHS for the injuries sustained when you get the **** kicked out of you...
Well, if you fellows are so brave, why are your government officials scared of hurting the feelings of the local Muzzies?
Guess you could have an armed rebellion if you had to...no, wait, you can’t can you...
Back to the Pub, it will all blow over...
England never conquered Scotland, despite trying from 1018 to 1640, and they invited Scotland to join the UK in 1707.
Unlike the conquered Irish and Welsh.
I also assume you are referring to the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at Culloden, and the brutal treatment of Highlanders afterwards.
Again, this was not Scots vs English, but a rebellion against the 1707 Union by Catholic Jacobite Highlanders,a rebellion in which only some clans took part.
More Scots OPPOSED and fought AGAINST Charlie in 1745-46 (and an earlier rebellion in 1715) than for him.
Romans, Danes, Vikings,Anglo-Saxons and English....all invaded Scotland. All failed to permanently subjugate and conquer the Scots.
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