Jewish communities warned West Midlands police that a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending a match against Aston Villa “could be perceived as antisemitic”, documents show. Supporters of the Israeli team were banned from attending the Europa League fixture at Villa Park in Birmingham on 6 November sparking outrage, with the prime minister, Keir Starmer, condemning it as “wrong” and suggesting it amounted to antisemitism. The Guardian obtained redacted minutes from a meeting of the council-led safety advisory group on 16 October – the day the ban was announced – via a freedom of information request. In comments attributed...