The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remains fragile
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British-Israeli Emily Damari, who was released from Hamas captivity in January, spoke of being prevented from participating in an upcoming soccer match in England featuring her favorite team, Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The English team’s rival, Aston Villa, announced that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will not be allowed to attend the upcoming Europa League match in Birmingham, England, on November 6 due to safety concerns amid recurring pro-Palestinian protests.
So Damari is unable to watch.
Al-Damari wrote on the
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Emily Damari, a former British-Israeli hostage of Hamas, attends her first football match for Tottenham since her release during a Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Crystal Palace FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on May 11. (Vince Minot/MP Media/Getty Images)
People walk towards Israeli military helicopters as Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari, three hostages held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attacks, return to Israel on January 19, 2025. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)
“I wonder what exactly happened to British society. This is like putting a big sign on the outside of the stadium saying ‘No Jews Allowed’. What happened to the UK where blatant anti-Semitism has become the norm? What a sad world we live in.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the police recommendation to prevent fans of the visiting team from attending the match on November 6 was correct “Wrong decision” “The role of the police is to ensure that all football fans can enjoy the game, without fear of violence or intimidation.”
Starmer’s spokesman Geraint Ellis said on Friday that “the Prime Minister is angry at the decision” and that the government was working urgently to overturn it.
Simon Foster, Birmingham’s elected official responsible for overseeing and holding the local police force to account, also urged an “immediate review”, while local mayor Richard Parker called on authorities to find a “workable solution” that could include the government covering some police costs.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans light torches and chant slogans before the UEFA Europa League soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 7, 2024. (Munib Tim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were reportedly the target of violence in Amsterdam before and during the soccer team’s match against Ajax last year. More than a dozen people have already been charged in the violence, and several have already been convicted after a series of violent incidents that occurred overnight.
Pro-Palestinian protesters were a staple of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Games in 2025.
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s next match against Aston Villa will be the team’s first away match in the Europa League since the pro-Palestinian protests that took place at Thessaloniki Stadium in Greece against PAOK on September 24.
About 120 fans of the Israeli club traveled to Greece to attend that match and were detained behind a police cordon before entering the stadium.
Aston Villa issued a statement addressing the decision.
The statement read: “The club is in constant dialogue with Maccabi Tel Aviv and local authorities throughout this ongoing process, with the safety of fans attending the match and the safety of local residents at the forefront of any decision.”
Aston Villa’s ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is just the latest example of restrictions imposed on Israeli sports teams and fans in recent months.
Supporters carrying Israeli flags line up outside the Stade de France before the UEFA Nations League soccer match between France and Israel in Saint-Denis, France, November 14, 2024. (Michel Stupak/Noor Photo via Getty Images)
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The Europa League, Europe’s largest soccer body, is reportedly moving towards a vote on whether to suspend Israel’s membership over the war in Gaza in September.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced that no action would be taken against the team on October 3. He later reportedly met privately at FIFA headquarters with the head of the Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, and praised his organization “for its resilience at this time,” according to the Associated Press.
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president Donald Trump He oversaw the historic ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last week.
As part of the ceasefire, Hamas released the remaining 20 hostages held in Gaza, while Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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