World news | The GuardianFeb 22
Government’s response to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban was ‘clumsy’, say MPs https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/22/governments-response-to-maccabi-tel-aviv-fan-ban-was-clumsy-say-mps #WestMidlands #Police #UkNews #Football #MaccabiTelAviv #AstonVilla #Sport
Government’s response to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban was ‘clumsy’, say MPs

Select committee says ‘late’ decision to overturn exclusion of fans ‘did little more than inflame tensions’

The Guardian
Show threadCGTPViMJan 28

@radioklara #Ahora en #CGTenAcción191 hablamos con el Dr. Salah Abdin sobre la situación de #Palestina, aprovechando el partido entre el #Valenciabasket y #MaccabiTelAviv

¡Porque nuestra lucha también está en las ondas! Escúchanos en RÀDIO KLARA 104.4FM #València - www.radioklara.org

World news | The GuardianJan 27
Commissioner says he had ‘no legal power’ to sack police chief over Maccabi Tel Aviv ban https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/27/commissioner-says-he-had-no-legal-power-to-sack-police-chief-over-maccabi-tel-aviv-ban #Police #WestMidlands #MaccabiTelAviv #UkNews
Commissioner says he had ‘no legal power’ to sack police chief over Maccabi Tel Aviv ban

‘It’s not an episode of The Apprentice, there has to be a lawful process’, says West Midlands police chief commissioner

The Guardian
Obscure_Rebel has moved!Jan 17

“#IsraelLobby brings down West Mids chief constable on behalf of racist #Maccabi thugs”

by Skwawkbox with The Canary

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“West Midlands chief constable Craig Guildford has taken early retirement after a relentless campaign by the Israel lobby to oust him for daring to ban racist thugs from attending a football match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv”

https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/01/16/israel-craig-guildford/

#Press #UK #MaccabiTelAviv

Israel lobby brings down West Mids chief constable on behalf of racist Maccabi thugs

The attack, to protect Israel's interests, on Craig Guildford who did the right thing is entirely typical for the Starmer regime

Canary
World news | The GuardianJan 16
West Midlands police chief to retire after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban row https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/16/west-midlands-police-chief-craig-guildford-to-retire-after-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-ban-row #Police #WestMidlands #ShabanaMahmood #AstonVilla #MaccabiTelAviv #Football #Sport #Politics #UkNews
West Midlands police chief to retire after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban row

Craig Guildford’s exit comes after inquiry found force used ‘exaggerated and untrue’ intelligence to justify ban

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian USJan 16
By seeking to defuse domestic tensions over Gaza, West Midlands police ended up making matters worse | Gaby Hinsliff https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/16/gaza-west-midlands-police-british-jews-british-muslims-villa-park #Police #Football #MaccabiTelAviv #Antisemitism #IsraelgazaWar #Islamophobia #UkNews #Netherlands #ShabanaMahmood #WestMidlands
By seeking to defuse domestic tensions over Gaza, West Midlands police ended up making matters worse

For the sake of British Jews and British Muslims – and those of us who believe in multiculturalism – lessons must be learned from the Villa Park row, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian
PrivacyDigestJan 15

Deny, deny, admit: #UK police used #Copilot #AI “hallucination” when banning #football fans

After repeatedly denying for weeks that his force used AI tools, the chief constable of the #WestMidlands police has finally admitted that a hugely controversial decision to ban #MaccabiTelAviv football fans from the UK did involve hallucinated information from #Microsoft Copilot.
#security

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/deny-deny-admit-uk-police-used-copilot-ai-hallucination-when-banning-football-fans/

Deny, deny, admit: UK police used Copilot AI “hallucination” when banning football fans

Police finally come clean about botched use of AI tools.

Ars Technica
World news | The GuardianJan 15
West Midlands chief constable may face investigation by police watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/15/west-midlands-chief-constable-may-face-investigation-by-police-watchdog #Police #PoliceAndCrimeCommissioners #WestMidlands #MaccabiTelAviv #IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct #UkNews
West Midlands chief constable may face investigation by police watchdog

Craig Guildford remains in post after damning report into decision to ban Israeli fans from football match, despite calls for his resignation

The Guardian
Show threadDarren FowerJan 15
There's mounting calls for Guildford, who leads West Midlands police, to resign after a damning report by the chief inspectorate criticised the force’s handling of intelligence used to justify the ban on #MaccabiTelAviv fans from attending a Europa League match in Nov 2025!
D. Zylbersztajn- LewandowskiJan 15

Und nun hat die britische Innenministerin Shabana Mahmood kein Vertrauen mehr in den Chef von Westmidlands Police. Die Polizeibehörde hat bei ihrer Sicherheitseinstufung zum Spiel zwischen Aston Villal und Maccabi Tel Aviv falsch dargestellt undcübertrieben, ja erfundene Sachen aus der KI zum Grund benutzt Maccabi Fans als Gefahr darzustellen und auszuladen. Das behauptet der Polizeiprüfer Großbritanniens in einem Bericht. #MaccabiTelAviv #Antisemitismus #AstonVilla

https://taz.de/Streit-um-Fussball-Fans-aus-Israel/!6145879/

Streit um Fußball-Fans aus Israel: Polizei ließ sich von Vorurteilen leiten

Maccabi Tel Aviv kickte 2025 bei Aston Villa. Ein offizieller Bericht zeigt: Die Sicherheitsanalyse der Polizei über israelische Fans war falsch.

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