Almost 1600 people have signed a petition calling on Edinburgh to guarantee the safety of teenage girls representing Israel at an international lacrosse tournament.
Edinburgh Friends of Israel launched the online petition following threats from the Scottish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign to disrupt the team’s appearances.
Edinburgh Friends of Israel said: “The SPSC has targeted a sporting event to further its extremist campaign of hatred and misinformation.
“We must not allow anti-Israel extremists to vandalise Scotland's international image by carrying out their threat to disrupt an event for young people, and above all everything must be done to guarantee the safety of the young teams.”
