Pro-Palestine protester detained in Glasgow before Scotland

A Pro-Palestine protester was detained by the Glasgow police on Friday (May 31) after he tied himself to the goal post before the Women’s Euro 2025 qualifier between hosts Scotland and Israel. The contest was set to be played behind closed doors due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine was delayed after a protester wearing a “red card for Israel” T-shirt stormed onto the pitch at Hampden Park. As a result, the match had a 45-minute delay before the protester was taken off the pitch.

A group of Pro-Palestine supporters had announced a protest against Israel ahead of the much-awaited Euro 2025 qualifier. Some 400 fans gathered near the premises of the famous Hampden Park stadium in Scotland with some carrying small coffins and Palestinian flags as reported by BBC.

Signs included one reading “Israeli team not welcome in Glasgow.”

One of the protesters found a way to enter the pitch area where he would tie himself to a goalpost with a heavy-duty bike lock and wear a black t-shirt that said “red card for Israel.”

The protest had been a feature in the build-up to the match as the government and Football Association of Scotland had already declared that the match would be played behind closed doors to avoid any fan violence. Therefore no Israel fans traveled to the match while Scotland fans were asked to stay at home.

As soon as the game kicked off demonstrators booed and blew whistles, while fireworks were let off, according to BBC.

Before kick-off, the Israeli players held up a ‘Bring Them Home’ shirt with a picture of Israeli hostage Naama Levy on it after she was taken by Hamas on October 7.

It has been almost eight months since Israel and Hamas are at war which has divided the world. While some nations have protested against Israel for anti-humanity few have also given support to them for carrying out action against Hamas, who are declared as an international terrorist group.

On the flip side, UEFA has to avoid any such conflicts and considering fans safety has switched Israel’s reverse fixture against Scotland to BSC Stadium in Budapest, Hungary.