cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/37686759
The government has said it is “doing everything in our power” to overturn a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending a football match in Birmingham and is exploring what additional resources could be required.
On Thursday, Aston Villa said the city’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG) decided that fans of the Israeli club should not be permitted to attend the Europa League fixture on 6 November over safety concerns.
Facing mounting pressure to resolve the situation, the government said it was working with police and exploring what additional resources are required.
Jewish exceptionalism is requiring that your hooligans be granted exceptions not normally granted to other hooligans who exhibit antisocial and rioting behaviour, lest you get labelled antisemitic.
Btw, Israeli police recently banned Maccabi fans from attending games in Tel Aviv specifically for disturbing public safety and rioting.
The perfect hill to die on.
Right, what even is going on anymore 😕
Sir Keir Starmer called the move to block fans attending “wrong”, adding “we will not tolerate antisemitism on our streets”.
Anti-Israeli government is not “antisemitic”, you twat