{"id":2277,"date":"2014-08-03T09:25:03","date_gmt":"2014-08-03T09:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2014-08-03T09:25:03","modified_gmt":"2014-08-03T09:25:03","slug":"scots-council-raises-palestine-flag-above-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/scots-council-raises-palestine-flag-above-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Scots council raises Palestine flag above town hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Scots-council-raises-Palestine-flag-above-town-hall-as-conflict-escalates.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2278\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Scots-council-raises-Palestine-flag-above-town-hall-as-conflict-escalates.jpg\" alt=\"Scots council raises Palestine flag above town hall as conflict escalates\" width=\"430\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Scots-council-raises-Palestine-flag-above-town-hall-as-conflict-escalates.jpg 550w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Scots-council-raises-Palestine-flag-above-town-hall-as-conflict-escalates-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a>The flag was hoisted over Dumbarton town hall in West Dunbartonshire on Tuesday after the provost agreed to the move.<br \/>\nA spokeswoman for the council said the flag was not in support of either side but of the people suffering in Gaza.<br \/>\nShe said: &#8220;The flag is not being raised in support of Hamas or the Israeli Army but to raise awareness of the suffering and deaths of over two thousand people in Gaza<br \/>\n&#8220;The Council hopes that by flying the flag we can raise awareness of the suffering of the people of Gaza and hope there will be a ceasefire which can bring peace and stability to the people of Gaza.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe move by the council comes as the United Nations (UN) called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to put an end to the conflict.<br \/>\nThe escalating violence in Gaza has cost hundreds of lives as the international community attempt to intervene to stop the violence.<br \/>\nThe Scottish Government this week announced it would give \u00a3500,000 of aid funding to help the people of Gaza and Prime Minister David Cameron also pledged an extra \u00a33m aid.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/scots-council-raises-palestine-flag-above-town-hall\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The flag was hoisted over Dumbarton town hall in West Dunbartonshire on Tuesday after the provost agreed to the move. 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