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Room for Racism: How Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Hooligans Exposed The UK’s Blind Spot Over Israel

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Summary: this evening’s Europa League between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aston Villa has been hugely controversial with the West Midlands police decision to ban the Israeli club’s fans being attacked on several fronts. Lost in the furore was the simple fact that the decision was based on hard intelligence and not as has been alleged an act of anti-Semitism.

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1 thought on “Room for Racism: How Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Hooligans Exposed The UK’s Blind Spot Over Israel”

  1. Sir Harold Walker

    Quite right. The Prime Minister and others ought to have informed themselves of the history of Maccabi Tel Aviv and their fans within Israel before rushing to criticise the police.

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