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		</div><p>Celtic fans have tripled their initial target of raising £15,000 (€17,400) for Palestinian charities in a bid to match an impending UEFA fine for their club.</p>
<p>The European governing body last week launched disciplinary proceedings against Celtic after a number of fans displayed Palestinian flags during their 5-2 Champions League victory against Israel&#8217;s Hapoel Be&#8217;er Sheva in Glasgow.</p>
<p>The Green Brigade group of supporters subsequently launched an appeal on the gofundme website to match UEFA&#8217;s fine and they hit the £45,000 (€52,200) mark early on Monday evening, a day after the fund was set up.</p>
<p>The fans are raising money for Medical Aid Palestine, which delivers health and medical care to those &#8220;worst affected by conflict, occupation and displacement&#8221;, and the Lajee Centre, a cultural and sports project for children in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem.</p>
<p>A statement explained that the money would help buy football kit and equipment to enable the refugee camp to have a team, which will be called Aida Celtic, in the Bethlehem youth league.</p>
<p>Celtic face their ninth UEFA punishment for supporter behaviour in five years when the case is heard on September 22, which include a fine of more than £15,000 (€17,400) two years ago after a Palestine flag was displayed at a Champions League qualifier against KR Reykjavik.</p>
<p>The UEFA rule in question forbids the use of &#8220;gestures, words, objects or any other means to transmit any message that is not fit for a sports event, particularly messages that are of a political, ideological, religious, offensive or provocative nature&#8221;.</p>
<p>Celtic are in Israel for the second leg of their qualifying play-off, which takes place on Tuesday night.</p>
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