The UK is now willing to undermine British institutions to protect Israel

British football fans are regularly banned without scandal. Why is it that Israeli fans cannot be?

Palestinian political analyst and playwright.

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On Friday, the retirement of Craig Guildford, the chief constable of West Midlands Police in the United Kingdom, was publicly announced. His decision to step down was prompted by what he described as the “political and media frenzy” surrounding the ban on Israeli fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv from their team’s match with Aston Villa in Birmingham.

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