US EditionStarmer criticises decision to stop Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending Aston Villa match
West Midlands Police banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the Europa League match at Villa Park due to safety concerns and past violent incidents, officials said.
- On Thursday, November 6, Aston Villa confirmed that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will not attend their Europa League match after Birmingham's Safety Advisory Group formally advised no away fans at Villa Park.
- Birmingham's Safety Advisory Group advised the club after West Midlands Police flagged public safety concerns and classified the Villa Park match as high risk due to past violent incidents.
- Aston Villa said it has been in continuous dialogue with Maccabi Tel Aviv and local authorities, prioritising the safety of supporters and local residents, while West Midlands Police affirmed the ban and its zero-tolerance stance on hate crime.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer said `This is the wrong decision. We will not tolerate antisemitism on our streets.` and pledged to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community.
- Tory leader Kemi Badenoch condemned the decision as a national disgrace, while Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar urged UK authorities to reverse it and Baroness Luciana Berger warned Birmingham's event-hosting could be reviewed.
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Starmer says ‘wrong decision’ to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
The UK government says it is working to reverse a decision barring Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending their team’s match against Aston Villa next month, after security concerns prompted the ban.
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The Prime Minister has ended this working week by condemning an operational decision by the West Midlands Police force and Birmingham’s Safety Advisory Group. The two bodies last night announced they would ban fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv, an Israeli football team, from attending a match against Aston Villa at Villa Park next month. Keir Starmer pretty much instantaneously called it the “wrong decision”. There has been outrage across politics and ci…
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