Around 1,500 people attended the march which was organised at a protest against the "rising tide of racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism and the scapegoating of refugees and migrants".
March 19, 2018 12:58
A far-left Scottish community group which boasted of its attempts to “block the Zionists” taking part in an anti-racism march have accused pro-Israel supporters of “playing the victim card”.
Balaclava-clad members of the Red Front Republic (RFR) group – which claims to be a community-based organisation fighting far-right bigotry– were involved in a stand-off with pro-Zionist supporters during Saturday’s Stand Up To Racism march in Glasgow.
The actions of RFR supporters – who are claimed to have chanted “stand up to racism, stand up to Zionism” - were condemned by community groups, including the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC), Glasgow Friends of Israel and the Confederation of Friends of Israel (Cofis).
But RFR attempted to justify the confrontation in a message placed on its website. Under the headline “Block The Zionists”, the group claimed Cofis supporters ”had attended the march waving Israeli flags, and trying to provoke a reaction while playing the victim card, and calling protesters ‘antisemitic’ for opposing them".
