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US President's intervention comes just 3 days before Thursday's referendum Up to 500,000 voters undecided amid concerns over membership of Nato Obama said US 'has a deep interest' in keeping the United Kingdom together Spokesman said he wanted the UK 'strong, robust, united and an effective'
Scottish Separatist Leader Compares Israel To Isis Anti-Semitism rising in Scotland 9.15.2014 Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Alex Salmond, one of the leaders of the Scottish separatist movement, said: "The Muslim community of Scotland isn't responsible in any shape or form for atrocities or extremism, just like a few weeks ago the Jewish community of Scotland wasn't responsible for the policies of the state of Israel.Salmond appeared on the program to discuss Thursday's vote for Scottish independence. But the discussion began with the brutal murder of British aid worker David Haines, the tape of which was revealed by ISIS Saturday evening. When asked to comment on the ISIS terror group’s beheading of Haines, the Scottish leader said:"The Muslim community of Scotland isn't responsible in any shape or form for atrocities or extremism, just like a few weeks ago the Jewish community of Scotland wasn't responsible for the policies of the state of Israel. Thankfully we have strong communities and therefore we haven't had difficulty in that, but it's something we must have total vigilance [over]."Vivian Wineman, The President of the Board of Deputies of Board of Deputies of British Jews, commented on Salmond's comparison in the "Jewish Chronicle:"“Any attempt to equate the actions of the democratically-elected Israeli government in defending its citizens from attack with the despicable cold-blooded murder of a British aid worker by terrorists would be self-evidently absurd and vile and we cannot conceive that this was the First Minister’s intention.There has been a sharp rise in Antisemitism in Scotland following the Israeli military operation in Gaza in July. ...
