Israel / Palestine
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spen666
Über Member
Why? Because to a degree its a non story, its merely an application to get permission to make an application to have a decision made about the lawfulness of the ban.
even if this application were successful it only means that the applicants can then make an application to have a decision made about the ban. It changes nothing at this stage in real terms
Pross
Über Member
I wonder how the attempts by politicians of all colours to scapegoat the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police for overseeing a force doing its job on public protection with the Villa v Macabee match will go? I'm sure none would have criticised if the match had gone ahead with visiting supporters present had there been serious violence and they'd have taken the view that it was for the best to avoid being anti-Semitic. It's almost Trumpian.
secretsqirrel
Senior Member
Can’t believe this is still under debate. Someone is stoking it to keep it in the news.
C R
Legendary Member
The commons committee interrogation of the chief constable was incredible. All interrogating MPs declared some sort of friends of Israel link, shouldn't they have recused themselves? Is that kind of foreign interference acceptable?
Pross
Über Member
The news this morning was that the Home Secretary was being put under pressure to sack him but she doesn't have the power and Kemi 'The Brain' Badenoch is calling for his resignation for "capitulating to Islamists".
secretsqirrel
Senior Member
Pblakeney
Guru
Well quite.
But at the end of the day it’s a game of football.
I know, I know……….I don’t understand
As I understood it, the decision had nothing to do with football but was about football "fans".
IIRC, the decision was also made based on information available at the time, not stuff that came out later. Best intentions and all that.
AndyRM
Elder Goth
It was based on Maccabi Ultras having previous (most recently in Amsterdam) for causing trouble. They haven't been the only team this season to have their travelling support banned in Europe this season because of fan behaviour, but because they're from Israel it's anti Semitic...
Psamathe
Guru
Also some team's fans having to watch one game on TV rather than in person vs the potential impact & damage to a community. I think there is a precautionary principle. Risks go beyond just the chance of something happening eg you get a phone call mid cooking and burn the eggs is higher probability but not massive consequences vs get distracted chainsawing timber outside and are in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. Decisions need to be made balancing likelihood against consequences.
CXRAndy
Epic Member
Because it's not the Israelis involved.
They dont give a shît about their brothers and sisters. Unless they can bash Israel
View: https://x.com/i/status/2011168240681037837
They dont give a shît about their brothers and sisters. Unless they can bash Israel
View: https://x.com/i/status/2011168240681037837
AndyRM
Elder Goth
Does he mean this Owen Jones? Or is there another one?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/13/iran-protesters-western-intervention-us-israel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/13/iran-protesters-western-intervention-us-israel
Goonerobes
New Member
Why are you still posting this nonsense? The reasons given by West Midlands Taliban police have been widely discredited, most notably by the Dutch police.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...derstands that Dutch,being found in the water.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...gy-ai-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-ban-b2900182.html
If you're going to talk about things you clearly know nothing about at least get your facts right.
AndyRM
Elder Goth
They admitted getting some of the evidence wrong, and the ban was because of their ultra element, not because of anti Semitism.