HATE BRIGADE: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators vent their wrath against Israel outside the Hamilton ground by Marc Cowen 5 Sep 2002Original in Glaswegian, 5 Sep 2002 no longer available online: A stunned Israeli team manager Eli Rozen told me: “We came here to play football. We have to put up with these problems from the Palestinians in…
Successful Scottish Protest against Israel’s Military Football Team (Sep 4, 2002) An Israeli football team made up of soldiers was set back on its heels by a determined protest against Israeli mass murder and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Well over 500 men and women gave a magnificent kick-off last Wednesday to the campaign against all…
Survey: Israel worst brand name in the world Israel Today Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Israel is suffering from the worst public image among all countries of the world. Anholt comments that to succeed in permanently changing the country’s image, the country has to be prepared to change its behavior. “Israel’s brand is by a considerable…
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We, the undersigned Arab cineastes, would like to thank you for exercising pressure on the Edinburgh Film Festival to cancel an official Israeli Embassy sponsorship of the festival’s programme. (more…)
August 2006 The organisers of the Edinburgh International Film Festival have cancelled an official Israeli Embassy sponsorship of their programme and returned the Israeli cheque following a huge public outcry over Israeli Embassy involvement. Shane Danielsen, the Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival wrote to all those who complained that he had “almost had…
2 August 2006Press Release from Muslim Association of Britain Antiwar campaigners have been informed by police that tomorrow’s scheduled cricket match involving Israel in Glasgow has been cancelled. The organisers were unable to find a venue large enough for the planned protests. However, the matches on Saturday and Sunday are still on, though antiwar groups…
Continue Reading Protests cause Israel cricket match in Glasgow to be cancelled