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Scottish Football Has Become a Cauldron of Hate for Israel
(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Paul Drury - World football (soccer) governing body FIFA fined the Scottish Football Association 8,000 pounds in November after Israel's national anthem was booed by Scotland fans ahead of a World Cup qualifier in Glasgow in October. Jews make up just 0.1% of the population in Scotland. One Scotland fan took to Facebook ahead of the Israel game to ask: "Is it OK to sing 'We Hate England More than Jews'?" The wife of Celtic player and Israeli national Nir Bitton, who has completed 250 games for Glasgow, posted screenshots of disturbing messages she had received on Instagram, which called for the couple to be "hung on the streets." Further abuse was directed at the couple's children.