By seeking to defuse domestic tensions over Gaza, West Midlands police ended up making matters worse | Gaby Hinsliff

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Source: theguardian.com
By seeking to defuse domestic tensions over Gaza, West Midlands police ended up making matters worse | Gaby Hinsliff

For the sake of British Jews and British Muslims – and those of us who believe in multiculturalism – lessons must be learned from the Villa Park row

It was an infamous night in football.

More than 5,000 Dutch police officers had to be deployed to contain hundreds of Israeli fans embarking on a post-match rampage, tearing down Palestinian flags, assaulting Muslim taxi drivers and throwing innocent bystanders into a river.

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