That the Parliament congratulates The International Shalom Festival on a successful Edinburgh Festival Fringe event on 17 August 2016, which was organised by the Confederation of Friends of Israel Scotland and Stand with Us; acknowledges that the event was aimed at building cultural bridges with Israel; understands that this was through an cultural exhibition that demonstrated the different communities in Israeli culture, from Christian to Druze and Jewish to Muslim, and ending with a gala concert; thanks the CEO of the International Shalom Festival, Nigel Goodrich, and everyone else involved for all their work in delivering this cultural delight; believes that the fringe must be a festival at which culture is embraced rather than boycotted, and hopes to see the return of The International Shalom Festival in 2017 for another successful outing.