On the 6th of November 2025, English football side Aston Villa faced off against Maccabi Tel Aviv in a UEFA Europa League Match. West Midlands police banned Israeli and Jewish supporters from attending the game, with the police claiming that the community surrounding the stadium wasn’t safe for fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv.  Local politicians later admitted in January of 2026 that Jewish and Zionist fans would be targeted if they attended the game, and there was pressure from the Muslim community to call off the game entirely. 

 Pro-Israel Students at the nearby University Of Birmingham hadn’t felt safe weeks leading up to the match precisely because of how authorities both inside and outside the university have enabled antisemitism dressed as “critique of Israel.” 

Anti-Israel groups published........

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