Is there no end to the gullibility and ignorance of the Israel-hating brigade who fail to understand that the "Palestine" involved in this pre-war soccer match Down Under totally comprised members of the Yishuv?
This latest kick of this ball has landed it onto the Facebook page of the Kiwi Israel-demonising organisation Kia Ora Gaza (which is headed by veteran far leftist Roger Fowler, who's been linked to the Communist Party and to Socialist Alliance).
A typical response has so far been
Will any of the anti-Israel activists belonging to Kia Ora Gaza have the wherewithal to cry "Foul!", I wonder?
Still, it's an amusing spectator sport in itself to note the number of times the Israel-haters have been taken in.
Not the brightest shirts on the field, are they?
When and where will they strike next?
The truth about the team here and here
Of course the Flag in 1939 was:
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1939 Palestinian Flag. What does it look like? Surprised?
Actually Ian, that was not the flag as I and many others pointed out.
DeleteThe Brits would never have had a flag with a Star of David on it.
All Colonial Flags had the Union Flag in the upper left quadrant. There are still 24 of those today that's not counting our State flags and those of other countries.
That Flag was the ones the Jews of Palestine used.
This was the Flag for the British Mandate for Palestine between 1927 to 1948
https://flagspot.net/images/m/mpe~st29.gif