Today is a dark day for our country. Mob rule has won. Maccabi Tel Aviv have decided that it won’t be “safe” to sell tickets to their fans due to the “toxic atmosphere” in the UK. That the initial decision to ban Israelis from visiting Birmingham was made in response to the threatening behaviour of hateful campaigners who filmed themselves calling for “resistance” and displaying imagery associated with Hamas’ violent propaganda videos , signals that a sickness has taken hold.

The Government is right to have said that the match has been “weaponised to stoke violence and fear”, and a line must now be drawn. Countering Jew hate must now be a national priority.

At last, we have a sign that this is filtering through to Number 10. After some shameful examples of denial from politicians see

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