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Anti-Israel activists plaster Birmingham in ‘zionists not welcome’ signs as city braces for Villa-Maccabi clash

West Midlands police are deploying 700 officers to cover the match, with protests against the Israeli team’s participation expected

By Siam Goorwich

2 min read
Masked activists put up anti-Zionist posters around Birmingham (Picture: Instagram/ deen1fied)
West Midlands Police deployed 700 officers for the Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match (Photo: Getty)
Police

West Midlands Police to deploy 700 officers for Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match

By Siam Goorwich

2 min read
Former jihadi Shahid Butt issues advice to Muslims planning to protest the Maccabi-Aston Villa match
Sport

Former jihadi calls on ‘all Muslims’ to descend on Villa Park – but to leave guns and machetes at home

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read
Asrar Rashid who said 'we will not show them rahma [mercy] in Birmingham (Picture: YouTube/ Asrir Rashid)
Fiyaz Mughal

By Fiyaz Mughal

Birmingham has a long history of social segregation and Islamism

4 min read
Campaign against the trip to Villa Park by Maccabi fans: Rashid (left), a post by Sadiq (centre) and Khan
Maccabi Tel Aviv

Truth about the toxic, fake-news driven campaign to ban Israeli fans from Birmingham

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read
Waseem Zaffar MBE (left) and Mumtaz Hussain and Villa Park stadium ahead of a match (Images: Getty, X)
Maccabi Tel Aviv

Revealed: Anti-Israel views of ‘safety’ committee members who banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans

By Lorin Bell-Cross

5 min read
Supporters with Palestinian flags take part in anti-Israel demonstration on the sideline of the UEFA Europa League football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Image: Getty)
The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Britain is surrendering to mob rule – with dire consequences for Jews and our liberal democracy

3 min read

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Maccabi Tel Aviv rejects tickets for Aston Villa game even if fan ban overturned

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

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October 21, 2025 11:12
An empty Villa Park before kick-off of a Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham on December 9, 2023 (Image: Getty Images)

Culture secretary suggests pro-Gaza MP is ‘behaving in a way that is antisemitic’ over Maccabi fan ban

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

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October 21, 2025 10:13
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy in the Commons (Image: Parliament TV).

Tel Aviv football derby called off after ‘violent riots’ among fans

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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October 20, 2025 14:02
Police stand guard after the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv was cancelled at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, on October 19, 2025 (Image: Flash90)
Elliot Ludvig

By Elliot Ludvig

As a Jewish Aston Villa fan, I am worried for my city

2 min read

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October 20, 2025 10:44
Villa Park in Birmingham (Getty)

‘No mercy’ for Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, vows Birmingham-based Islamic preacher in video

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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October 17, 2025 15:42
Asrar Rashid said Maccabi Tel Aviv fans would be shown 'no mercy' in Birmingham (Picture: YouTube/ Asrir Rashid)

I’m a Jewish Villa fan – I’m afraid to let my son wear his Magen David after Maccabi ban

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

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October 17, 2025 14:13
Six-year-old Jonah had been excited to watch the Maccabi Tel Aviv versus Aston Villa match next month, but after Israeli fans were banned, his father says the family is now concentrating on how to attend safely
Dov Forman

By Dov Forman

Banning Maccabi fans from the Aston Villa match isn’t safety – it’s segregation

3 min read

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October 17, 2025 12:05
A general view inside Villa Park prior to the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Burnley on October 05, 2025 (Image: Getty Images)

Emily Damari ‘shocked to my core’ over ‘disgusting’ decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa match

By Jane Prinsley

5 min read

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October 17, 2025 10:30
British-Israeli ex-hostage Emily Damari said: 'I was released from Hamas captivity in January and I am a die hard fan of Maccabi Tel Aviv.'

Amsterdam court criticised for lenient sentences for attackers of Israeli soccer fans

By JC Reporter

2 min read

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December 24, 2024 15:08
Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters wave yellow flags next to Israeli flags during the club's UEFA Europa League match with Ajax Amsterdam in November (Photo: Getty Images)
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