Brother of Hamas victim accuses SNP of double standards on Israel

Mr Cowan said he had noticed a spike in antisemitism since the escalation between Israel and Gaza following the 7 October attacks.

“I’ve never felt so unsafe in Scotland as I have in the last year,” he said.

“Walking down the street, would I be targeted if they knew I was Jewish? It’s definitely an unsafe feeling at the moment.

“There have been numerous incidents of buildings being attacked, people being attacked since 7 October. The Palestinian support that we see, the protests on a weekly basis, makes us feel unsafe.”

He told BBC Scotland that his relatives living in Israel had been displaced amid the ongoing violence.

“They’re not living in their home, they’re living somewhere else,” he said.

“They are distraught. They’ve lost a father, husband, grandfather, we’ve lost a brother, my mum’s lost a son. It’s hard.

“It’s not easy when someone so young is taken. We’re still reeling from it.”

An SNP spokesperson said the party stood “entirely against” antisemitism.

They said: “Following last year’s horrific attacks by Hamas, SNP policy has been consistent and clear that hostages must be released, an immediate ceasefire must be put in place and that a viable Palestine state must be recognised within a two-state solution where Israelis and Palestinians can live alongside each other in peace.”