This week’s media coverage

Wide national coverage this week of Board of Deputies calls for the West Midlands Chief Constable to step down and Board of Deputies President Phil Rosenberg speaks about plans for Jewish Culture month in a JC interview.

 

West Midlands Police

Police chief ‘capitulated to Islamists over Maccabi Tel Aviv match’

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/maccabi-tel-aviv-ban-bmh67wqjd

Police banned Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans over fears they would ‘come to harm from UK extremists’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-west-midlands-police-b2895524.html

British Jewish groups call for resignation of police chief who banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from soccer match

https://www.sajr.co.za/british-jewish-groups-call-for-resignation-of-police-chief-who-banned-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-from-soccer-match/amp/

West Midlands Chief Constable position ‘untenable’ over Israel fan ban – MPs and Jewish group

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/west-midlands-chief-constable-position-33179451

Communal groups call for police chief to be sacked over Israeli football fan ban

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/communal-groups-call-for-police-chief-to-be-sacked-over-israeli-football-fan-ban/

West Midlands chief constable’s future to be ‘reviewed’ by his boss over Israel fan ban

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/west-midlands-chief-constables-future-33181757

West Midlands Police chief should go over Israeli football fans ban, says Badenoch

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vepnqy0qzo

Maccabi fan ban: Pressure mounts on WMP chief constable to resign following ‘deeply concerning’ revelations

https://www.thejc.com/news/politics/maccabi-fan-ban-pressure-mounts-on-wmp-chief-constable-to-resign-following-deeply-concerning-revelations-gyq41hia

Jewish community ‘frustrated’ with police over handling of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/08/jewish-communities-frustrated-maccabi-tel-aviv-ban-birmingham-west-midlands

Sack Israel fan ban police chief

 

Jewish Culture Month

Jewish Culture Month is chance for community ‘rebrand’, says Board president

https://www.thejc.com/news/community/jewish-culture-month-is-chance-for-community-rebrand-says-board-president-f403ih3z

Memorial bench vandalism

Police investigation launched after Holocaust survivor’s memorial bench destroyed

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/police-investigation-launched-after-holocaust-33188726

Salford Holocaust survivor’s memorial bench destroyed in ‘act of hatred’

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2026-01-08/holocaust-survivors-memorial-bench-destroyed-in-act-of-hatred

Holocaust memorial bench destroyed and dumped in Salford lake

https://www.salfordnow.co.uk/2026/01/08/holocaust-memorial-bench-destroyed-and-dumped-in-salford-lake/

 

 

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