Posted on 11/29/2025 6:44:19 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he is "very concerned" about the apparently inaccurate information received by the West Midlands Police that led to the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending the Europa League match against Aston Villa.
"I'm very concerned and troubled by what we're seeing in terms of the intelligence reporting," he told The Jewish Chronicle. "I think we need to get to the bottom of that to find out exactly what happened, and that's the immediate next step."
"I think it's not just one police force. We need to look consistently across to see what information, what intelligence, is being relied on, and whether it is the right intelligence upon which serious decisions need to be taken," he added. "But I am troubled by what we're all seeing emerging in relation to this particular case."
In The Jewish Chronicle interview, Starmer rejected criticism leveled at him by the police commissioner in the Birmingham area after he called for the ban on the Israeli team's supporters to be lifted.
He added that it was "really important that we're clear that all fans should be able to go and see their team safely and be treated equally. And that is why I intervened, and it was important that I did intervene in this particular case."
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He’s troubled?!?!?!!?
Very.
I’m not really sure what is going on, but I assume Islamic Extremists have threatened violence, and so the UK government decided to punish the Jews.
Exactly. Can’t tell what happened from the reporting.
5th grade stuff.
There is no complete ban on Israel at soccer games, but recent events have led to specific bans and calls for a broader suspension.
A recent ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a game in Birmingham was based on security concerns over past hooliganism by some of their fans, particularly an incident in Amsterdam.
Separately, the Football Association of Ireland has voted to submit a motion to UEFA to ban Israel from its competitions, citing alleged violations of statutes regarding football in occupied Palestinian territories and enforcement of anti-racism policies.
Security concerns: Authorities in Birmingham stated that the ban was to prevent potential violence and maintain public safety, a decision they made after assessing risk based on past events.
Heightened geopolitical tensions: The decision was made amidst heightened political tensions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which has been a factor in discussions and decision-making processes.
Calls for a broader ban: A separate, ongoing movement is calling for a broader suspension of Israel from UEFA competitions due to alleged violations of statutes, citing the organization of clubs in occupied Palestinian territories and a failure to enforce anti-racism policies.
Political backlash over Israeli fan ban at Villa Park.
“I am troubled.” That’s Starmer’s response to everything. Illegal immigration, Muslim violence, etc.
Perhaps he should just have an “I am troubled.” sign put up on 10 Downing Street. That would save Starmer from having to repeat himself.
Side note: Might as well leave the sign up if the Tories ever return to power. They’re almost as bad.
In Britain there are far more Muslim voters than Jewish voters. Also they are accumulating an amount of wealth that cannot be ignored. The demographics alone will increase Muslim political and cultural influence in what was once tolerant merry old England. Things will only get worse and there are no political or social trends in Britain that will reverse this cultural course.
Herr Starmer, “Hmm? No Israeli team. That’s awful. Anyway...”
Yep, those welfare benefits really are accumulating.
Got caught in your anti-Semitism, eh?
The UK and Oz are lost. NZ not far behind.
Starman is not troubled but Mentally Ill
He’s SO upset! Sure he is.
F the UK. Starmer is a cretin full of s^^t!!! Whay does he hate the English people?
It's the old "I did it but I didn't enjoy it" dodge. Helps you look at yourself in the mirror the next morning.
But you still did it, didn't you?
The so called “hooliganism” in Amsterdam was a bunch of Muslims decided to hunt down the jewish fans and start fights.
There were cases of the muzzies bragging about it.
So of course Starmer decides to blame the victim.
The city of Birmingham is owned, lock, stock, and barrel, by the Muslim immigrants to Britain. They used the fact that Muslim attackers started trouble with Israeli fans in Amsterdam to ban the Israelis from attending this match. It was so blatantly antisemitic that even Starmer couldn’t ignore it.
Just another sign that England is lost...
But is that really a fact? Israelis can't be hooligans and attackers?
Well that’s certainly the end result and seems to be policy across the UK. If a minority or minority voice is at risk of violence, they are banned from the event - rather than using resources to curb the violent they ban the innocent. In this case (and as happened in the case of Mahyer Tousi the webcaster) it seems that the police departments have been infiltrated by saboteurs. It’s possible they made and sent fake reports to MI-5 just like the people filing fake reports and doxxing the addresses of Tousi’s family. He’s had to relocate several times due to threats and people showing up at his house or harassing him in town (with some claim that Iranian backed cells want to kidnap him) and is publicly saying he may just leave the Uk and set up shop in Florida.
(For those who don’t know Tousi is an Iranian Christian expat. He fled Iran as a boy with his mum, and his dad is trapped in Iran and has to lay low and is considered a dissident. His son going on YT 5x a day puts his father at risk but they have ways to communicate and the father supposedly approves of his son’s success).
On the contrary, the only time Starmer does anything about moslem threats is when it effects jewish interests.
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