Maccabi Tel AvivFifty police officers sent to guard synagogues ahead of Aston Villa matchJewish community feels ‘targeted and worried’, said one local residentBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
BirminghamAnti-Israel activists plaster Birmingham in ‘zionists not welcome’ signs as city braces for Villa-Maccabi clashWest Midlands police are deploying 700 officers to cover the match, with protests against the Israeli team’s participation expectedBy Siam Goorwich2 min read
PoliceWest Midlands Police to deploy 700 officers for Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv matchThe force will use police dogs and a drone unit to ‘maintain Birmingham’s reputation as a safe and welcoming place for everyone’By Siam Goorwich2 min read
SportFormer jihadi calls on ‘all Muslims’ to descend on Villa Park – but to leave guns and machetes at homeShahid Butt added that balaclavas were not necessary either ‘unless you’ve got a bit of a sensitive job’By Jamie Shapiro2 min read
By Fiyaz MughalBirmingham has a long history of social segregation and IslamismBritain must decide whether appeasement will continue to masquerade as prudence, or whether we are ready at last to confront Islamist intimidation directly and without apology4 min read
Maccabi Tel AvivTruth about the toxic, fake-news driven campaign to ban Israeli fans from BirminghamOne preacher said ‘we will show them no mercy’By Jane Prinsley4 min read
Maccabi Tel AvivRevealed: Anti-Israel views of ‘safety’ committee members who banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fansLabour’s Waseem Zaffar and Lib Dem Mumtaz Hussain both favoured excluding the Israeli team altogetherBy Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read
Culture secretary suggests pro-Gaza MP is ‘behaving in a way that is antisemitic’ over Maccabi fan banLisa Nandy slammed MPs who suggested that all of the club’s fans, who have been banned from attending an upcoming match against Aston Villa, were hooligansBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read||October 21, 2025 10:13
By Elliot LudvigAs a Jewish Aston Villa fan, I am worried for my citySince October 7, our life in Birmingham has never felt more precarious2 min read||October 20, 2025 10:44
‘No mercy’ for Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, vows Birmingham-based Islamic preacher in videoAsrar Rashid has 11,000 followers on X and 98,000 subscribers on YouTubeBy JC Reporter1 min read||October 17, 2025 15:42
I’m a Jewish Villa fan – I’m afraid to let my son wear his Magen David after Maccabi banWest Midlands police have faced significant backlash from the Jewish community over the decision to bar Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a Europa League clash at Villa Park next monthBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||October 17, 2025 14:13
By Dov FormanBanning Maccabi fans from the Aston Villa match isn’t safety – it’s segregationWest Midlands Police have sent a chilling message by telling Maccabi fans to stay away ‘for their own safety’3 min read||October 17, 2025 12:05
Emily Damari ‘shocked to my core’ over ‘disgusting’ decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa match‘This is like putting a big sign on the outside of a stadium saying, ‘no Jews allowed’’By Jane Prinsley5 min read||October 17, 2025 10:30
Birmingham council orders removal of Union flags but ‘allowed’ Palestine banners to remainLeaked email suggests city council ‘scared’ to take down Palestinian flags despite concerns of danger to pedestriansBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||August 17, 2025 10:32
Chabad rabbi joins rescue operation of first flight out of IsraelBy George Lomas2 min read||June 26, 2025 16:20
Devout Christian artist auctions two of his paintings to support ChabadMartin Hone is also a former professional racing driverBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||June 11, 2025 13:49