Government exploring what 'additional resources' needed to allow Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend Aston Villa game

The authorities says it is exploring what "additional resources and enactment are required" to let "all fans" to be Maccabi Tel Aviv's lucifer against Aston Villa adjacent month.

Supporters of the Israeli broadside person been told they are not allowed to be November's crippled successful Birmingham aft a determination by Birmingham's Safety Advisory Group (SAG).

The group, made up section stakeholders, including from the council, constabulary and lawsuit organisers - said the determination was owed to a precocious hazard of unit based connected "current quality and erstwhile incidents".

The determination has been criticised crossed the governmental spectrum, including by Sir Keir Starmer, who described it arsenic a "wrong decision", portion Tory absorption person Kemi Badenoch called it a "national disgrace".

In a connection connected Friday night, a authorities spokesperson said: "No 1 should beryllium stopped from watching a shot crippled simply due to the fact that of who they are.

"The authorities is moving with policing and different partners to bash everything successful our powerfulness to guarantee this crippled tin safely spell ahead, with each fans present.

"We are exploring what further resources and enactment are required truthful each fans tin attend."

Meanwhile, Shabana Mahmood said: "Antisemitism is simply a stain connected our nine that shames america all. Every shot fan, whoever they are, should beryllium capable to ticker their squad successful safety.

"This authorities is doing everything successful our powerfulness to guarantee each fans tin safely be the game."

The premier minister's spokesperson antecedently said Sir Keir would "do everything successful his powerfulness to springiness Jewish communities the information they deserve".

The Home Office offered to supply much constabulary for the event, portion Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and Communities Secretary Steve Reed besides intervened.

However, elder constabulary insisted the prohibition was indispensable and cited clashes and hatred transgression offences committed when the Israeli squad travelled to Amsterdam to play Ajax past year.

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