(Jewish News) Conservative MP Nick Timothy has questioned whether “Islamist agitators,” including groups linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, played a role in the controversial decision to bar Israeli-Jewish Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a Europa League match in Birmingham.
Speaking in the Commons, Timothy called the ban a “disgrace” and argued that the police’s justification was based on “fiction.”
He pressed ministers to confirm that “no organisations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, or organisations subjected to government non-engagement” had participated in the decision, and called for the publication of intelligence relating to the ban.
Timothy told MPs: “The ban on Israeli-Jewish supporters was a disgrace, but the justification given by West Midlands Police was, it turns out, based on fiction.”
