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West Midlands Police’s justification of banning Maccabi fans ‘blown apart’, claims senior Tory MP

Nick Timothy accused the force of being influenced by pro-Gaza independent MP Ayoub Khan

I was hunted down and attacked in Amsterdam – will I ever leave Israel again?

Raz Magnezi was attacked in the Dutch capital last November

Police advice on Maccabi fan ban in question again after violence by supporters of Swiss club at Villa Park

Politicians and Jewish leaders ask why BSC Young Boys fans were allowed in Birmingham last night despite previous clashes

Amsterdam Mayor says she ‘does not recognise’ Birmingham police claim about violent Maccabi fans

Femke Halsema rejects key claims attributed to Dutch authorities by West Midlands Police about what happened during the Maccabi-Ajax match

Manchester police chief criticises decision to ban Maccabi fans

‘I think banning generally is problematic, both practically and tactically’, said Sir Stephen Watson

Letters to the Editor, November 14 2025

Birmingham is the front line of the fight for the soul of our nation

When local authorities and police retreat in the face of extremists, it risks a spiral of fear and grievance. At all levels, national, devolved and local, the state needs to wake up

Maccabi-loving former hostages Gali and Ziv Berman attend first football match since their return to Israel

Standing on the pitch at Bloomfield Stadium, the twins thanked Maccabi supporters for ‘fighting’ for them during their time in captivity

Had I been wearing my kippah, I would have never made it back from Birmingham

My grandparents took their mezuzahs down so the Nazis would not spot them and, at Villa Park, I was terrified of being identified