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British PM denounces ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at upcoming Aston Villa soccer match

JL;DR SUMMARY British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has publicly criticized the decision to bar Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending an upcoming soccer match against Aston Villa, condemning the move as displaying antisemitism and emphasizing the police's role in ensuring safety for all fans. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunitiesProtestsMaccabi Tel AvivUefaFootballKeir StarmerSecurity ConcernsAston VillaWest Midlands Police

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The British government is reviewing a decision to bar Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a major soccer match next month over what local police had said were security concerns."
Birmingham, United Kingdom
"The Aston Villa Football Club announced the ban on Thursday, saying in a statement that the Security Advisory Group responsible for issuing safety certificates for the matches at the teams Birmingham stadium, Villa Park, had made the decision."
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"The local police said their assessment reflected the sweeping violence that unfolded around a Maccabi Tel Aviv-Ajax match in Amsterdam last year, exactly one year before the Nov. 6 match planned for Villa Park."
Norway
"Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated against Israels participation in a World Cup qualifying match in Norway this week, and earlier this month a Canadian tennis match was played in an empty stadium over concerns about disruptive protests against Israel."
Canada
"Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated against Israels participation in a World Cup qualifying match in Norway this week, and earlier this month a Canadian tennis match was played in an empty stadium over concerns about disruptive protests against Israel."
Manchester, United Kingdom
"Now, the prime ministers office is closely involved in conversations aimed at reversing the ban, which was announced the same day that Starmer announced new funding to protect Jewish communities, allocated in the wake of the deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur."

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