Comments on: Scottish Council Launches Ban On Israeli Books

By: West Dunbartonshire Councillors Cry Foul : Israellycool

West Dunbartonshire Councillors Cry Foul : Israellycool — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:15:43 +0000

[...] a while since I mentioned Scotland’s West Dunbartonshire Council and its decision to ban books from Israel. The whisky counter boycott seems to be going well, and has received a fair bit of coverage [...]

By: John

John — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:33:10 +0000

This is an email I sent to

Greetings from New Zealand

Although your product is excellent I regret to advise that I will not drink a drop of your whisky or purchase any other item that comes from Scotland, and I will encourage others to do the same. This is because the West Dunbartonsire Council has placed a boycott on Israel and denies her the right to defend her citizens from terrorist attacks.

I have been in tedious contact with Mr Jim Bollan of the council and it is clear that he is not particularly bright, does not want the facts to get in the way of his prejudice, and that despite his colossal ignorance about the Middle East he is convinced his anti-Semitic actions are justified.

Since the West Dunbartonsire Council acts as if it is a law unto itself then perhaps you could acquaint them with commercial and political reality. If you can effect a change then I am sure the mounting international boycott would be lifted with a toast to your good health and then we all could all get on with life and mind our own business.

John Moir

Please suggest any other email addresses I should send this email to.

By: Follow-Up On Whisky Counter Boycott : Israellycool

Follow-Up On Whisky Counter Boycott : Israellycool — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:37:44 +0000

[...] great Whisky Counter Boycott, initiated by Jameel of The Muqata, designed to hit the ignoramuses of West Dunbartonshire Council where it hurts.Jameel informs by mail that there’s progress!The Morrison Bowmore Distillery [...]

By: Glasgowloon

Glasgowloon — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:41:51 +0000

The Nuclear Free and Free Socialist State of West Dumbartonshire has been a bunch of far left nuts for years, while drawing their council salaries plus any fiddles they could muster. I'm nor surprised to read this story (in the Sunday Herald) today.
As other posters have commented, let's not mention the constant attacks on Israelli border towns and the terrorist raids and bombs, until the wall was built.
Maybe they could now blacklist Syria, Yemen, Egypt.
Sorry the SNP group has not flung this policy out. We, the Scots are not anti-semitic, but this gives us a bad, bad name.
If only we ( Scotland) were as strong and able to stand up for ourselves as Israel.

By: Links «ScrollPost.com

Links «ScrollPost.com — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:25:31 +0000

[...] of blogs have been following the ban on Israeli books in the Scottish town of West Dunbartonshire. Israellycool has had a bunch of posts, The Muqata is organizing a counter-boycott of Scotch whiskey, and the [...]

By: West Dunbartonshire Councillor Who Brought Forward Boycott Motion Hearts Hamas : Israellycool

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:41:41 +0000

[...] right, folks. In that second mail, Bollan – the councillor who brought forward the motion to ban books from Israel to begin with – actually called Hamas “freedom fighters.”This flies [...]

By: soloman4israel

soloman4israel — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:28:30 +0000

an englishman,an israeli/jew, and a west dunbartshire council man.
all in a pow camp about to be whipped.
they ask the englishman what? would you like rubbed into your back before we start.
a cup of tea he replies, but it did no good the pain was too much and he fell to the floor in pain.
next they ask the jew the same question.
nothing he replies,and after a good thrashing the jew is still standing.
then they ask the council man,what would you like on your back?
the jew he replies.

By: stv

stv — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:58:17 +0000

If you can't give a reasoned argument for your comment then I suggest you either withdraw it or do what you do best, skulk off with your tail between your legs.

Perhaps you could skulk off in the general direction of a dictionary. I wouldn't expect intellectual brilliance from an SNP Councillor but basic spelling is something that should have been nailed down at school.

By: DK1973

DK1973 — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:02:44 +0000

This post constitutes a form of harassment, and of inciting further harassment. You might also note that these councillors are answerable to the constitutents of the areas they represent within West Dunbartonshire, and not people outwith those bounds who seek to meddle in affairs that should not concern them.

By: The Great Whisky Counter-Boycott : Israellycool

The Great Whisky Counter-Boycott : Israellycool — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:54:56 +0000

[...] Jameel of the Muqata blog has been following the West Dunbartonshire Council decision to ban books from Israel (not to mention the shenanigans of some of the councillors), and has come up with a plan: a [...]