IT has been less than 24 hours since Hughie Stirling arrived home at Inverness Airport, carrying nothing but his prison uniform in a duty-free bag, and he has now spoken about his treatment at the hands of the Israeli authorities who he said were "glorifying in their ability to hurt us and torture us".
The 68-year-old from Ullapool was one of two Scots taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, a major humanitarian mission aiming to deliver much-needed aid to Gaza, when Israeli forces intercepted the activists on Monday.