Source: Expression
by Jacob N Gaba
“Last week, authorities in England banned fans of Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv from attending the team’s November 6 match against Aston Villa in Birmingham, calling the event ‘high risk.’ The ban comes on the heels of a terror attack on Jews attending Yom Kippur services about 90 miles north in Manchester. Birmingham police cited security concerns for their decision, ostensibly anticipating a repeat of last year’s violence between Maccabi fans, Ajax Amsterdam fans, and protestors before a match in Holland. … Security concerns must never become a cudgel for viewpoint discrimination. By excluding only Maccabi fans, Birmingham authorities effectively granted critics of the team, or its home nation, a heckler’s veto.” (10/21/25)
https://expression.fire.org/p/hecklers-veto-at-the-turnstiles