Green Brigade’s ‘Fly the Flag for Palestine’ update ahead of Celtic v Atletico Madrid

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·18 de outubro de 2023

Green Brigade’s ‘Fly the Flag for Palestine’ update ahead of Celtic v Atletico Madrid

The Green Brigade have issued a further communique regarding their planned demonstration of support for the besieged Palestinian people at the UEFA Champions League match on Wednesday 25 October at Celtic Park.

The Green Brigade plan to fly Palestinian flags at the match and are calling on the wider Celtic support to do likewise. They state: “We are asking the Celtic support to remain true to the founding ethos of the club and to stand on the side of the oppressed.”

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And they end their latest update by hinting that supporters wishing to participate in this show of solidarity for a people currently under bombardment from the frightening might of the Israeli military, may face “obstruction (presumably we’re guessing from Celtic?) against this perfectly legal and entirely justified act of basic humanitarian solidarity.”

The full communique from the Green Brigade is shown below. The Champions League match on Wednesday evening will have a capacity crowd of 60,000 inside Celtic Park and will attract a huge worldwide audience not only for the football but for the planned Palestine flag demonstration among the Celtic support.

This may well mean UEFA getting involved with their ‘no politics in football’ approach but that was quickly forgotten and cast aside when they themselves wished to show support for Ukraine.

After the Green Brigade banner at Celtic Park ahead of the match against Kilmarnock, Celtic issued a statement but have not commented further. It’s fair to say that opinions have been strong and sincerely held on both sides of the debate that has taken place among Celtic supporters and it’s probably fair to say that both the banner and the Celtic statement could and should have been worded better.

That’s old news now as the terrible events unfold and the death count mounts with no end in sight. In the meantime we could all say a prayer with the Holy Father Pope Francis for the Palestinian people.