# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQuTrgxk3dZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36634239-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/45df8cca18.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-11-06T17:35:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Tensions are high in the UK city of Birmingham as English Premier League team Aston Villa prepare to play Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League.⁣
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British police are mounting a large operation with 700 officers to prevent trouble in the city. With Israeli sports teams a focus for pro-Palestinian protests during the Gaza conflict and Villa initially saying away fans would be barred on police advice, Maccabi reluctantly opted not to accept tickets for visiting supporters.⁣
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Despite that, pro-Palestinian groups are staging protests while there have been some calls on social media for counter-demonstrations.⁣
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#Maccabi #Palestine #Israel #Fifa #Villa

## Stats

- **Views:** 2,070
- **Likes:** 116
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- **Comments:** 9

## Tags

fifa, maccabi, villa, israel, palestine

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