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The Prime Minister has condemned a decision to ban Israeli football fans from coming to the UK for a Europa League match in Birmingham next month. Officials classified the game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aston Villa as 'high risk' over fears police wouldn't be able to handle potential protests. The Prime Minister, though, says the move is 'wrong'. Jonathan Swain reports.
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The Prime Minister has condemned a decision to ban Israeli football fans from coming to the UK for a Europa League match in Birmingham next month. Officials classified the game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aston Villa as 'high risk' over fears police wouldn't be able to handle potential protests. The Prime Minister, though, says the move is 'wrong'. Jonathan Swain reports.

Good Morning Britain

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Sky's Rob Harris says the decision not to allow Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend their side's match against Aston Villa due to safety concerns has triggered a "brewing diplomatic row". Police classified the match as "high-risk." 📱 📺 Sky 501 👉 #SJUK
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Sky's Rob Harris says the decision not to allow Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend their side's match against Aston Villa due to safety concerns has triggered a "brewing diplomatic row". Police classified the match as "high-risk." 📱 📺 Sky 501 👉 #SJUK

Sky News

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On #PoliticsHub, Nick Ferrari says a decision not to allow Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend their side's match against Aston Villa due to safety concerns is "shameful". It's after police classified the match "high-risk". 🔗 📺 Sky 501 Darren McCaffrey
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On #PoliticsHub, Nick Ferrari says a decision not to allow Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend their side's match against Aston Villa due to safety concerns is "shameful". It's after police classified the match "high-risk". 🔗 📺 Sky 501 Darren McCaffrey

Sky News Politics

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"This is about who we are as a country." Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending their club's match against Aston Villa in Birmingham is "wrong". Latest ➡️ 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and Freeview 233
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"This is about who we are as a country." Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending their club's match against Aston Villa in Birmingham is "wrong". Latest ➡️ 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and Freeview 233

Sky News

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Breaking News🇬🇧🔥: "What a complete useless piece of FILTH Starmer is" - British broadcasting giant Mike Graham 🇬🇧 goes NUCLEAR on PM Starmers pathetic, traitorous and 'Two-Tiered' response to the banning of Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans, barred from Europa League game in UK against Aston Villa. West Midlands Police said they had classified the match as high risk based on “current intelligence and previous incidents, including violent clashes and hate crime offences that occurred during the 2024 UEFA Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam”. Israel’s Foreign Minister Saar described the ban as a “shameful decision” and called on authorities in the UK to “reverse this coward decision”. The Jewish Leadership Council said it was “perverse that away fans should be banned from a football match because West Midlands Police can’t guarantee their safety”. “Aston Villa should face the consequences of this decision and the match should be played behind closed doors,” the organisation added in a statement. The move to ban away fans from the fixture in Birmingham comes amid growing calls to ban Israeli football teams from international competition over Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Breaking News🇬🇧🔥: "What a complete useless piece of FILTH Starmer is" - British broadcasting giant Mike Graham 🇬🇧 goes NUCLEAR on PM Starmers pathetic, traitorous and 'Two-Tiered' response to the banning of Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans, barred from Europa League game in UK against Aston Villa. West Midlands Police said they had classified the match as high risk based on “current intelligence and previous incidents, including violent clashes and hate crime offences that occurred during the 2024 UEFA Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam”. Israel’s Foreign Minister Saar described the ban as a “shameful decision” and called on authorities in the UK to “reverse this coward decision”. The Jewish Leadership Council said it was “perverse that away fans should be banned from a football match because West Midlands Police can’t guarantee their safety”. “Aston Villa should face the consequences of this decision and the match should be played behind closed doors,” the organisation added in a statement. The move to ban away fans from the fixture in Birmingham comes amid growing calls to ban Israeli football teams from international competition over Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "A government official said: no one should be stopped from watching a game because of who they are" #C4News Symeon Brown, "These were Macabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam.. Marched through the city, tearing and burning Palestine fans" "The Dutch police accused Macabi Tel Aviv fans of attacking residents in buildings as they made anti Arab chants" "Macabi Tel Aviv are set to play Aston Villa" "West Midlands police deemed the game high risk and decided away fans would not be given tickets" Labour's Ian Murray, "It's the wrong message to send out that you can be banned from public events based on the fact you can't keep people safe, based on their race, religion or nationality" Symeon Brown, "But this has put the government in conflict with the police who said in response: It is important that we respect and support the structures in place to make these decisions. If the government want a role in regulating football events, then they need to bring forward legislation in order to formalise this to ensure accountability sits with them, the decision makers" "The Prime Minister called the decision wrong and said Britain would not tolerate anti semitism" Ayoub Khan MP, "Any Israeli football team should be kicked out of all football tournaments" "But there is a genuine safety aspect decided by independent experts here in Birmingham" "And then to have the Prime Minister label that decision as antisemitism, is disingenuous and disgraceful"
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "A government official said: no one should be stopped from watching a game because of who they are" #C4News Symeon Brown, "These were Macabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam.. Marched through the city, tearing and burning Palestine fans" "The Dutch police accused Macabi Tel Aviv fans of attacking residents in buildings as they made anti Arab chants" "Macabi Tel Aviv are set to play Aston Villa" "West Midlands police deemed the game high risk and decided away fans would not be given tickets" Labour's Ian Murray, "It's the wrong message to send out that you can be banned from public events based on the fact you can't keep people safe, based on their race, religion or nationality" Symeon Brown, "But this has put the government in conflict with the police who said in response: It is important that we respect and support the structures in place to make these decisions. If the government want a role in regulating football events, then they need to bring forward legislation in order to formalise this to ensure accountability sits with them, the decision makers" "The Prime Minister called the decision wrong and said Britain would not tolerate anti semitism" Ayoub Khan MP, "Any Israeli football team should be kicked out of all football tournaments" "But there is a genuine safety aspect decided by independent experts here in Birmingham" "And then to have the Prime Minister label that decision as antisemitism, is disingenuous and disgraceful"

Farrukh

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Left: Ed Miliband and Trevor Philips both making the case to ignore the police's safety concerns and allow Maccabi fans to attend the match Right: Israeli police cancel a match with Maccabi in Tel Aviv after they throw objects at Israeli police, and injure Israeli police Are the Israeli police now antisemitic for cancelling a football match with Israeli football players and supporters? Or are they doing the sensible thing and putting public safety first?
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Left: Ed Miliband and Trevor Philips both making the case to ignore the police's safety concerns and allow Maccabi fans to attend the match Right: Israeli police cancel a match with Maccabi in Tel Aviv after they throw objects at Israeli police, and injure Israeli police Are the Israeli police now antisemitic for cancelling a football match with Israeli football players and supporters? Or are they doing the sensible thing and putting public safety first?

Farrukh

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The chief constable of West Midlands Police is retiring with immediate effect. It comes amid criticism of the force's decision to ban fans of Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv from a game against Aston Villa last year. Sky's Shamaan Freeman-Powell reports from Birmingham
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The chief constable of West Midlands Police is retiring with immediate effect. It comes amid criticism of the force's decision to ban fans of Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv from a game against Aston Villa last year. Sky's Shamaan Freeman-Powell reports from Birmingham

Sky News

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'They've been banned because they are racist fans and they've incited violence!' Labour MP Barry Gardiner defends the decision to block Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans from attending an upcoming match in Birmingham, over fears of violence.
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'They've been banned because they are racist fans and they've incited violence!' Labour MP Barry Gardiner defends the decision to block Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans from attending an upcoming match in Birmingham, over fears of violence.

GB News

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Outside the Maccabi Tel Aviv–Aston Villa Maccabi Tel Aviv FC game where Israeli fans were banned. We’re here to say: sports are for everyone. No to antisemitism. No to hate. Also a big thank you to the Aston Villa fans who have been nothing but supportive. A great win tonight for them. 👏
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Outside the Maccabi Tel Aviv–Aston Villa Maccabi Tel Aviv FC game where Israeli fans were banned. We’re here to say: sports are for everyone. No to antisemitism. No to hate. Also a big thank you to the Aston Villa fans who have been nothing but supportive. A great win tonight for them. 👏

Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said it is "wrong" to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending their team's match against Aston Villa in Birmingham next month. Sky's Rob Harris reports ⬇️ Read more 🔗 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said it is "wrong" to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending their team's match against Aston Villa in Birmingham next month. Sky's Rob Harris reports ⬇️ Read more 🔗 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

Sky News

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Activist Shakeel Afsar has called on people in Birmingham to show solidarity with the chief constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, who is under fire and facing calls to resign after Israeli football fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv from attending a Europa League match against Aston Villa last November.
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Activist Shakeel Afsar has called on people in Birmingham to show solidarity with the chief constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, who is under fire and facing calls to resign after Israeli football fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv from attending a Europa League match against Aston Villa last November.

5Pillars

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'Why does every single leader want these fans coming to one of the most diverse cities in the UK?' Martin Abrams supports the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from coming to the team's game against Aston Villa.
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'Why does every single leader want these fans coming to one of the most diverse cities in the UK?' Martin Abrams supports the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from coming to the team's game against Aston Villa.

GB News

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“My understanding from within the heart of Gov'ment is they would like to find some way of reversing this decision” Nicholas Watt explains the reaction from Whitehall to the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from an away fixture with Aston Villa on safety grounds #Newsnight
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“My understanding from within the heart of Gov'ment is they would like to find some way of reversing this decision” Nicholas Watt explains the reaction from Whitehall to the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from an away fixture with Aston Villa on safety grounds #Newsnight

BBC Newsnight

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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans have been banned from a football match in Birmingham over safety fears. Sky News asked people in the community what they thought of the decision. Read more ➡️
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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans have been banned from a football match in Birmingham over safety fears. Sky News asked people in the community what they thought of the decision. Read more ➡️

Sky News

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‘They are punishing those being threatened because police don’t want to protect them.’ Former FA director Simon Johnson calls Aston Villa’s decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans a ‘shameful’ example of ‘mob rule'.
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‘They are punishing those being threatened because police don’t want to protect them.’ Former FA director Simon Johnson calls Aston Villa’s decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans a ‘shameful’ example of ‘mob rule'.

LBC

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🚨"It is NOT your country. You do not get to call the shots! They are not even trying to cover up the fact that they despise Jews." Alex Phillips slams "Islamists" for the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from being able to attend Aston Villa next month. Alex Phillips
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🚨"It is NOT your country. You do not get to call the shots! They are not even trying to cover up the fact that they despise Jews." Alex Phillips slams "Islamists" for the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from being able to attend Aston Villa next month. Alex Phillips

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BREAKING: Retired chief constable Craig Guildford has been referred to the police watchdog over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a match against Aston Villa. Sky's @MarkAustinTV has the latest ⬇️ Live 🔗 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
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BREAKING: Retired chief constable Craig Guildford has been referred to the police watchdog over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a match against Aston Villa. Sky's @MarkAustinTV has the latest ⬇️ Live 🔗 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

Sky News

1,292,660 views • 7 months ago

'It shouldn't be the case that anyone regardless of your race or religion or background should be banned from going to public events' Government minister Ian Murray spoke to #BBCBreakfast after fans of Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv were banned from attending a Europa League football match at Aston Villa next month
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'It shouldn't be the case that anyone regardless of your race or religion or background should be banned from going to public events' Government minister Ian Murray spoke to #BBCBreakfast after fans of Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv were banned from attending a Europa League football match at Aston Villa next month

BBC Breakfast

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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans have been banned from attending a match in Birmingham against Aston Villa, which the PM has called the "wrong decision" Sky's Amanda Akass has more on the story⬇️ 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans have been banned from attending a match in Birmingham against Aston Villa, which the PM has called the "wrong decision" Sky's Amanda Akass has more on the story⬇️ 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

Sky News

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