They Stole Remembrance Day: Britain Furious at Pro-Palestinians

Britain is in turmoil: pro-Palestinian activists are selling poppy pins in the colors of the Palestinian flag for Remembrance Day. Proceeds go to organizations, including a charity designated by the British Home Office as far-left. Politicians and former officers are outraged at what they call an attempt to hijack a national symbol.

Pro-Palestinian activists are selling traditional poppy-shaped lapel pins, the symbol of British Remembrance Day, but in the colors of the Palestinian flag. The pins are sold on eBay for £1.78, with proceeds going to organizations that claim to work for ending the occupation. One of the organizations is the 'Friends of Al-Aqsa' charity, which the British Home Office has designated as a far-left and Islamist group. Its founder, Ismail Patel, called the assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh a 'martyr'. The initiative has sparked outrage in Britain. A former Royal Navy officer called it an attempt to hijack a national symbol. A shadow defense secretary said it shows disrespect to the fallen. The Royal British Legion emphasized that the poppy logo is a registered trademark. The uproar comes after protesters trampled poppy wreaths and climbed on a memorial, leading to twenty arrests.