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Police officers clash with people trying to enter Villa Park in Birmingham, central England, on November 6, 2025, for the UEFA Europa League league-stage football match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv as anti-Israel demonstrators gather outside. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
February 22, 2026, 1:00 pm
UK government botched response to police ban on Maccabi fans, lawmakers’ report says
MPs blast police for bogus research, failure to liaise with local Jewish community ahead of Aston Villa game last year, say government’s ‘clumsy’ response inflamed tensions further
By ToI Staff
Screen grab taken from the UK's Parliament TV of Chief Constable of West Midlands Police Craig Guildford giving evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on soccer policing, January 8, 2026. (House of Commons/PA Images via Getty Images)
January 14, 2026, 7:24 pm
Anger in UK as police chief blames AI for false evidence used to ban Israeli soccer fans
West Midlands top officer admits to lawmakers that content citing nonexistent Maccabi Tel Aviv game was generated by Microsoft Copilot
By AFP and ToI Staff
Pro-Israel protesters march to demonstrate at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England, on November 6, 2025, ahead of the UEFA Europa League league-stage football match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv. (Oli SCARFF / AFP)
January 8, 2026, 10:53 am
UK Jewish groups call for ouster of cop who banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from soccer match
Parliamentary discussion of ban in November match against Aston Villa has ignited fresh criticism, as groups say ‘significant harm’ done to UK Jews’ confidence in police
By JTA and ToI Staff
Maccabi Tel Aviv players react as a penalty is awarded to Aston Villa during the UEFA Europa League league-stage football match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv at Villa Park in Birmingham on November 6, 2025. (Oli SCARFF / AFP)
December 7, 2025, 4:44 pm
UK police wrongly told MPs Jewish community supported Maccabi Tel Aviv ban – report
Senior West Midlands officer sends apology letter to Birmingham community after incorrectly assuring lawmakers that local Jews were consulted and backed banning Israeli fans
By ToI Staff
Police officers secure a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstration outside Villa Park in Birmingham, central England, on November 6, 2025, ahead of the UEFA Europa League league-stage football match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
December 2, 2025, 4:10 pm
UK police used fake evidence to justify ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, chief admits
In parliamentary grilling, local police commander concedes he ‘conflated’ information, met with anti-Israel MP ahead of decision; Tory MP calls for resignation after ‘shocking’ admissions
By ToI Staff
In this image taken from video, police escort Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters to the metro station leading them to the Ajax stadium, after anti-Israel protesters marched near the stadium, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, November 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)
November 23, 2025, 8:57 am
UK police used false claims about Israeli fans to justify soccer game ban – report
Dutch law enforcement denies Maccabi Tel Aviv fans threw ‘innocent members of the public into the river’ in Amsterdam last year, or that 500-600 ‘intentionally targeted Muslim communities’
By ToI Staff
Police officers secure a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstration outside Villa Park in Birmingham, central England, on November 6, 2025, ahead of the UEFA Europa League league-stage football match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
November 7, 2025, 5:37 am
Maccabi Tel Aviv loses 2-0 in England match, with its fans banned and protests outside stadium
Defeat unfolds under tight security in Birmingham; police arrest 11 at anti-Israel demonstration as counter-protest features ‘keep antisemitism out of football’ sign
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A poster that reads 'Give Zionism the red card' is seen on a lamp post near Villa Park in Birmingham on November 6, 2025 ahead of the UEFA Europa League league-stage football match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
November 6, 2025, 5:08 pm
700 cops deployed ahead of Maccabi match in UK; activists plaster city with anti-Israel posters
Anti-Israel rallies and counterprotests planned ahead of soccer game against Aston Villa after local officials banned Israeli fans, citing fears for their safety
By Agencies and ToI Staff
MP Jess Phillips speaks to LBC after winning her seat in Birmingham in the UK elections, July 5, 2024. (Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 6, 2024, 2:20 pm
UK Labour MP slams abuse from pro-Palestinian activists after ‘worst election ever’
Jess Phillips says she and party activists suffered severe harassment during their campaign over Labour’s position on the Israel-Hamas war: ‘The humiliation was by men, to women’
By ToI Staff
A projection labeling former US president George W. Bush a war criminal and accusing him of lying about his country's invasion of Iraq, at a Roger Waters concert in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, May 31, 2023. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 2, 2023, 12:01 pm
After backlash and under German probe, Roger Waters drops Nazi costume at UK concert
Comparison between killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Anne Frank also left out of Birmingham show; says he’s ‘pissed off’ at ‘antisemitism bullshit,’ blames Tel Aviv
By ToI Staff
A man is attacked as he walked home from a Birmingham mosque, March 20, 2023. (Screenshot/YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 23, 2023, 1:37 pm
UK man charged with attempting to murder two people outside mosques
In separate incidents, Mohammed Abbkr, 28, allegedly sprayed a flammable substance on 2 men in west London and Birmingham and then set them alight
By AFP
Temple Beth-El of Birmingham, Alabama, as seen in 2010. (Flickr via JTA)
November 6, 2022, 8:15 pm
Birmingham, Alabama, rabbi says synagogue fire not an antisemitic attack
Blaze was lit on Friday, while synagogues in New Jersey were under an FBI warning about a ‘broad threat’ to them
By PHILISSA CRAMER
A police officer and vehicles are seen at a cordon in Irving Street in Birmingham after a number of people were stabbed in the city center, Sept. 6, 2020 (Jacob King/PA via AP)
September 7, 2020, 3:21 pm
UK police arrest man over Birmingham mass stabbings that left 1 dead
Suspect remanded in custody for questioning; police rule out a hate crime or any links to gang violence or terrorism; 2 remain in critical condition
By James Pheby
A police officer and vehicles are seen at a cordon in Irving Street in Birmingham after a number of people were stabbed in the city center, Sept. 6, 2020 (Jacob King/PA via AP)
September 6, 2020, 2:33 pm
1 dead, 7 hurt in stabbings in UK’s Birmingham; police: no sign of terror link
Authorities still searching for lone suspect in what appear to be random, but linked, attacks; 2 of the injured in critical condition
By AP
Illustrative: English police foil a major terror attack in Birmingham, September 2012. (AP/Dave Thompson/PA)
September 6, 2020, 9:19 am
Multiple stabbings at ‘major incident’ in UK city Birmingham
Violence described as massive street brawl at popular nightlife venue in the city
By Oli SCARFF and Phil HAZLEWOOD
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