24 h. ago More than 700 officers will be deployed to police Aston Villa

West Midlands Police said its goal is to ensure fan safety and facilitate peaceful protest.

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3 d. ago Aston Villa and police are accused of snubbing Jewish fans AGAIN after Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were banned from Europa League clash

An alternative suggestion made by The Board of Deputies of British Jews to allow some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend has now been ignored by the club and authorities.

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2 w. ago Israeli embassy in UK hits out at ‘hostility’ after Maccabi Tel Aviv row

Maccabi Tel Aviv will not take up its allocation of away tickets for the game against Aston Villa despite efforts to lift a ban on travelling fans.

Politics

2 w. ago Police fear Maccabi Tel Aviv fans WILL attend Aston Villa game and brace for pro

MIKE KEEGAN: Police are on a double alert for pro-Israel protests and the prospect of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans securing tickets for their Europa League match at Aston Villa next month.

Sport

2 w. ago Talks to provide extra policing for Maccabi match against Villa continue – No 10

The Home Office is still talking to police about putting extra resources in place.

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2 w. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv say Tommy Robinson's intervention in Aston Villa anti

Aston Villa and West Midlands Police faced huge backlash last week after authorities advised the Premier League club to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the game on November 6.

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2 w. ago 'Resources will be found' to police Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Aston Villa game, says Nandy

The Culture Secretary said the Government was working with West Midlands Police and Birmingham City Council to ‘consider all the options available’

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2 w. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv match cancelled over police fears as Aston Villa await decision

The Tel Aviv derby has been cancelled just days after Maccabi Tel Aviv were informed that their away supporters would not be able to visit Villa Park for their clash against Aston Villa in the Europa League.

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2 w. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv game cancelled over police fears as Aston Villa ban hangs in balance

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s derby match against Hapoel Tel Aviv has been cancelled over police concerns as their away supporters' ban at Aston Villa hangs in the balance

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2 w. ago Aston Villa, council and police ALL face legal action over decision to ban Israeli football fans

Campaigners have pledged to 'do whatever it takes' and launch a wave of legal actions to overturn a controversial ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans attending a match against Aston Villa.

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2 w. ago Home Office was told last week that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans could face ban for Aston Villa match, police say

Sir Keir Starmer will do ‘everything in his power’ to overturn the controversial ban, according to his spokesman

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2 w. ago Ministers under fire after it emerges Home Office knew LAST WEEK that Israeli football fans could be banned from attending match in Birmingham but did nothing to intervene

Sir Keir Starmer is applying major pressure on police to reverse the decision. But it emerged today that the Home Office was 'briefed last week' about it and did nothing.

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2 w. ago 'If Tel Aviv thugs can petrify police at Aston Villa match we're all in trouble'

Police have decided to ban Tel Aviv football fans from a match in Birmingham on the grounds they cannot guarantee anyone's safety. Fleet Street Fox wonders what the point of policing is

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2 w. ago 'Let them watch the match': Pressure mounts on authorities in Birmingham to reverse 'national disgrace' decision to ban fans of Israeli football team from attending game in England over safety fears

No10 said Sir Keir Starmer had been 'angered' by the decision to bar followers of Maccabi Tel Aviv from their Europa League visit to Villa Park in Birmingham on November 6 amid public safety fears.

Sport

2 w. ago Israeli football club whose fans have been BANNED from Aston Villa match hit back at 'unfair' police decision

A senior official from Maccabi Tel Aviv believes the spectre of antisemitism may have influenced the decision to stop the Israeli club's fans attending a football match on British soil.

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2 w. ago Prince William visits paramedics at London Ambulance Service's HQ amid calls for him to speak out over police banning Israeli supporters from Aston Villa match

Prince William marked the organisation's 60th anniversary by meeting paramedics in Waterloo and listening to their experiences working for the UK's largest ambulance service.

Politics

2 w. ago The violent Amsterdam football riot that led police to fear clashes at Aston Villa

Keir Starmer has criticised the ban and said ‘we will not tolerate antisemitism on our streets’

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2 w. ago West Midlands police pressed over ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa tie

Area’s crime commissioner demands review and culture secretary to speak to Home Office over decisionUK politics live – latest updatesPressure is mounting on West Midlands police over their ban on fans of the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv from a match at Aston Villa next month, as the area’s crime commissioner demanded a review of the decision.Senior cabinet ministers, including Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, and Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, are due to meet on Friday to “find a way through”, after the ban was criticised by politicians across the spectrum including the prime minister. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ministers attempt to reverse ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa match: Live updates

West Midlands Police have said they had classified the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv fixture next month as high risk

Politics

2 w. ago How violent Amsterdam football riot unfolded – and why police have banned Israeli fans from Aston Villa

Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the ban and said ‘we will not tolerate antisemitism on our streets’

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