Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain criticized a local police move to prohibit fans of an Israeli soccer club from attending a match next month against a top-tier British team on security grounds, calling it the “wrong decision.” The local authorities had categorized the game between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv, slated for Nov. 6 at Aston Villa’s stadium in Birmingham, as high-risk, before deciding to bar Maccabi supporters. Though fans have been barred from European soccer matches before, including at least twice this season, the involvement of an Israeli team coupled with a roiling debate around free speech...
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