Brighton & Hove Albion football club has attempted to suppress a report about its Israeli player, Tomer Hemed, posing for photographs with pro-Israel activists.
Mr Hemed spotted the small group of Israeli flag-waving demonstrators in the city centre last weekend. They were attending a regular fortnightly protest.
But when the JC asked the club for comment, its head of media and communications, Paul Camillin, threatened to contact lawyers if the newspaper ran a story.
Mr Camillin implied that Mr Hemed's friendship with teammate Beram Kayal, an Israeli Arab, could be compromised if the player's encounter with the pro-Israel activists was reported.
