Celtic fans fly Palestinian flags during Hapoel match
Despite ban, pro-Palestinian backers of Glasgow club display flags en masse from stands of Scottish stadium
Celtic fans display Palestinian flags during match with Hapoel Beersheba in Glasgow, August 17, 2016. (Screenshot)
GLASGOW, UK — Fans of Celtic FC
flew hundreds of Palestinian flags while cheering from the stands
against Hapoel Beersheba in a Champions League match in Glasgow on
Wednesday.
The
display was done despite a ban by officials in the Scottish stadium.
Scottish police had also urged fans not to bring in Palestinian flags,
under threat of arrest, according to the Daily Record.
Organizers of the group Palestine Alliance
also handed out flyers on the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 in
the War of Independence, which Palestinians call the Nakba, or
“catastrophe.”
The defiant move by the Celtic supporters was hailed by Palestinian Twitter users and activists online.
Suporter Celtic FC mengibarkan Palestina saat melawan klub Israel, Hapoel Beer Sheva dini hari tadi. Salut! pic.twitter.com/PNnS6NDMv8— Suporter FC (@suporterfctv) August 18, 2016
Celtic fans showing solidarity for Palestine as they play Israeli team Hapoel Beer-Sheva #Respect #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/d7rpHAl3UF— سيف الله (@BirdsOfJannah) August 18, 2016
Celtic fans were warned not to fly the Palestinian flag during a match against Israel. Look what they did anyways pic.twitter.com/m4flWl3ZBz— سامر / Samer (@WaladShami) August 17, 2016
Celtic went on the defeat Hapoel Beersheba 5-2 in the match.
The two teams are set to play against each other again next week.
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