Maccabi Tel Aviv will decline any tickets offered to their fans for the Europa League match at Villa Park, the Israeli club have said.
Maccabi's fans have been barred from attending the Europa League match away to Aston Villa next month amid safety concerns, a decision which was heavily criticised last week by a number of politicians, including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose government said it was working with police to reverse it.
There have been numerous calls for the decision to be reversed, but a statement on the Maccabi website on Monday evening read: "The wellbeing and safety of our fans is paramount and, from hard lessons learned, we have taken the decision to decline any allocation offered on behalf of away fans, and our decision should be understood in that context.
"We hope that circumstances will change and look forward to being able to play in Birmingham in a sporting environment in the near future."
On Sunday, the Tel Aviv derby was called off before kick-off, with reports of smoke grenades and flares being thrown, but Maccabi insisted their supporters did nothing to contribute to the game being called off, putting the blame on Hapoel supporters.
Media reports in Israel said Tel Aviv police arrested five people on suspicion of disturbing public order and that 51 flares or smoke bombs had been thrown on to the pitch.
Hapoel subsequently issued a statement on their website regarding Sunday's derby cancellation, criticising the police for "preparing for a war and not a sporting event".
West Midlands Police said last week that they supported a decision by the local Safety Advisory Group to bar visiting fans from the Europa League tie against Villa, having classified the fixture as "high risk".
They said the decision was "based on current intelligence and previous incidents, including violent clashes and hate crime offences that occurred during the 2024 UEFA Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Amsterdam".
The match at Villa Park takes place against the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire to Israel's war in Gaza and previous Maccabi European away trips have seen opposition fans protest in solidarity with Palestinians.
The Fare network, which reports incidents of discrimination to UEFA from national team and European competition matches, said it was "reluctant to question" the decision to bar Maccabi fans and added that Maccabi fans were "the biggest perpetrators of racism in Israeli football".
It is understood Fare has made multiple reports of discriminatory behaviour by Maccabi fans inside stadia within the last 10 years.
Maccabi are aware of Fare’s comments but have not yet commented on them or on the decision of the authorities in Birmingham to bar their supporters.
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