A statement from Maccabi Tel Aviv. They will “decline any allocation offered on behalf of away fans”, in view of the toxic atmosphere and inflammatory rhetoric: It is clear, that various entrenched groups seek to malign the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan base, most of whom have no truck with racism or hooliganism of any kind,…

Some more commentary on the Birmingham ban on Maccabi fans.. Joe Hackett at The Critic: It’s hard not to conclude that the real reason for the ban is fear of how people who literally elected a Gaza independent MP might react to the presence of a small group of Israeli football fans, and whether the cops would…

“The antisemitic harassment he is being subjected to is horrifying. I hesitate to amplify it, but British academics need to understand what is happening.”

From the Daily NK: North Korea is moving to send more workers to China following Kim Jong Un’s recent visit to Beijing, with authorities implementing stricter screening processes and intensified surveillance measures as the regime seeks foreign currency and China pursues cheap, skilled labor. According to multiple Daily NK sources in North Korea recently, North Korean authorities are preparing to send additional workers to…

And a Times letter from Lord Triesman: Sir, I am Jewish but won’t pretend to be especially religious. I also served as the first independent chairman of the Football Association. I have with huge reluctance come to doubt that this is a safe country for Jewish people. The decision in Birmingham on banning Tel Aviv…

Fiyaz Mughal in the Times on the hate preachers stirring division and antisemitism in Birmingham: The decision to bar Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from next month’s match at Villa Park in Birmingham raises a serious question: who sets the boundaries of public order in Britain today? While some Maccabi fans have a history of violence…

On the so-called Sandy Heath, west of Spaniards Road: The Hill:

Can this be true? Chilling, if so.. A former Hezbollah fighter is behind a report that campaigners claim ‘laid the groundwork’ for the police to ban Israeli fans from attending a football match in Birmingham, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The Hind Rajab Foundation, chaired by Dyab Abou Jahjah, helped the ‘Game Over Israel’ campaign compile an anti-Israel…

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