Welcome to Scotland: is this the kind of anti-Israeli protest the Scottish TUC has in mind, when it encouraging football fans to wave Palestinian flags at visiting Israeli supporters?

The Brothers are at it (their long-ingrained anti-Semitism) again:

[The Scottish Trade Union Congress] asked fans of the Celtic Football Club to wave Palestinian flags during Wednesday’s match with the Israeli football team Hapoel Tel Aviv in the city of Glasgow.

British media said that the Scottish Trade Union Congress had asked Celtic supporters to “show solidarity with suffering Palestinians” at the Europa League game.

Celtic – whose fans often wave Irish flags because of their historic ties with Ireland and the Roman Catholic community – urged their supporters to ignore the call.In a statement, Celtic said it was “extremely concerned” at the request, saying its stadium was “no place for a public demonstration”.

“Against this background, the club is extremely concerned to learn of a call to hold demonstrations surrounding the Celtic vs Hapoel Tel-Aviv UEFA Europa League fixture.

“Our primary concern is that event safety may be compromised by the diversion of police and those involved in public safety duties, away from their main task which is the well-being of all fans attending the match,” said a statement in the Celtic’s website.

“No matter the rights and wrongs of any cause, a crowded football match is not the place for a public demonstration.”

Last week, the deputy secretary general of the union body said that the demonstration was justified.

“This December marks the one year anniversary of the Israeli invasion of Gaza in which 1,400 men, women and children were killed in an act described by the United Nations as ‘indicating serious violations of international human rights’ and ‘amounting to war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity’,” said Dave Moxham in a statement.

The 22-day Israeli military operation in December 2008 and January 2009 was launched with the stated aim of ending Hamas rocket attacks against Israel.

The offensive killed some 1,400 Palestinians and injured more than 5,400 others, according to United Nations and human rights groups. Israel, however, puts the death toll at 1,166.

In addition, more than 50,000 Palestinian homes were destroyed by the Israeli army, as well as 29 mosques, two churches and 200 schools.

Ten Israeli soldiers and three civilians hit by cross-border rocket fire were killed in the conflict.

As we’ve said here before, British Trades Unions would be much better employed looking after the employment interests of their members, as government and greedy businesses steadily worsen pay, conditions and pensions for their workers – and not meddle in the political affairs of other countries that have nothing whatever to do with them.

As well as the inappropriate and hugely biased nature of their interventions, the British Trades Union movement also runs the risk of being seen as bigoted and anti-Semitic. No, wait…

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