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@GarySpedding Avatar @GarySpedding Gary Spedding

Gary Spedding posts on X about tel aviv, israel, aviv, maccabi tel the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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"I see note that some individuals are responding with disinformation insults and even some rather disturbing false allegations. Let's make a few things clear; West Midlands Police decision to classify the Aston Villa vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv football match as high risk is based on intelligence about the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans' history of violence which doesn't simply mean what happened in Amsterdam last year but also multiple other incidents across Europe in recent years. Operational policing decisions are based upon information and intelligence regarding behavioural risk factors and the likelihood"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T07:08Z 15.2K followers, 44.8K engagements

"Aston Villa has a dedicated page on its website for official supporters clubs Nowhere on this page is there a reference made to an 'Aston Villa Jewish Villans' club for members of the Jewish community who support Aston Villa. I've just spent several hours carrying out extensive searches for the 'Jewish Villans' to see any historical references for such a supporter club for Aston Villa. Beyond two days ago there is no mention of a supporter club for Aston Villa with that name. It seems rather apparent that Andrew Fox has conjured up an organisation that claims to be a club for Jewish"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T16:46Z 15.2K followers, 243.9K engagements

"@Mr_Andrew_Fox It is never a waste of time researching to expose nasty individuals such as yourself. There is absolutely zero transparency and there is no such organisation titled as you and media channels portrayed"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T19:16Z 15.2K followers, 11.1K engagements

"@Mr_Andrew_Fox So what has this Jewish Villans supporters club been doing over the course of its two year existence 🤔 Because there is no public engagement whatsoever and the only time you have mentioned it is once on 30th October 2024 and in the last two days"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T21:45Z 15.2K followers, 4591 engagements

"Maccabi Tel Aviv is known for a section of its fanbase being notoriously racist and thuggish. The problem with continuing to permit Israeli sporting teams to compete in international tournaments is that Israel as a state is a human rights violator. We have seen various international sporting associations boycott and ban countries such as Russia for its human rights violations and invasion of Ukraine. The question is why does Israel seemingly receive a special exemption from formal sanctions and quite justifiable bans / boycotts within international sports. The significant issue that so many"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-17T14:13Z 15.1K followers, 1341 engagements

"Why are you conflating Jewish people with Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters - many of whom are known to be racist thugs. It is rather antisemitic to make such a conflation. It's also manipulative and misleading to suggest that this is a matter of ensuring Jews can attend matches"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-17T17:11Z 15.1K followers, 2452 engagements

"Exploiting the fears & concerns of British Jews suggesting that they are not safe in this country and cannot attend football matches and all because you seek to conflate British Jews with Maccabi Tel Aviv hooligans so that you can prop up support for Israel. you realise and understand that you are being antisemitic right"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T10:23Z 15.1K followers, XXX engagements

"Another key thing to understand with regards to the manipulative exploitation of the Jewish community by our ruling classes politicians and media on the Maccabi Tel Aviv - Aston Villa debacle harks back to something that April Rosenblum highlighted in her 2007 pamphlet on how antisemitism functions: "The point of anti-Jewish hatred and oppression antisemitism is to keep a Jewish face in front so that Jews instead of the ruling classes become the target of peoples rage. It works even more smoothly when Jews are permitted some success and apparent power and can be perceived as the ones 'in"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T11:42Z 15.1K followers, 2182 engagements

"It is fascinating to witness the transformation of very prominent and well-known Israel Hasbarists transform into benign innocent Maccabi Tel Aviv fans on various media platforms. hiding their backgrounds in Israel advocacy"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T17:42Z 15.1K followers, 1114 engagements

"@CoreyWriting What silence Every single person I know - particularly Palestinians - are absolutely overwhelmed with the prospect of the Genocide being stopped as a result of a ceasefire deal. Palestinians last night celebrated the prospect of a ceasefire being reached. Why do you lie"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-09T09:45Z 15.1K followers, 1867 engagements

"Corrections to Israeli disinformation: X. Palestinians did not start a war with Israel on 7th October 2023 - Israel holds the Palestinian territories and population under belligerent military occupation i.e. a state of war already existed. There is no means through which an occupied population can 'declare war' upon their occupier and there is also no way for an occupying power to declare war upon territory it already militarily occupies. X. Gaza remains occupied territory - Israel had full control over all entry and exit into Gaza over all sea space airspace population registry the currency"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-10T08:40Z 15.1K followers, XXX engagements

"4. The ceasefire agreement does not 'end the war in Gaza' it stops this round of escalation and Israel's bombing campaign that has decimated Gaza. The state of war continues to exist so long as Israel maintains belligerent military occupation"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-10T09:54Z 15.1K followers, XXX engagements

"No David. Very few people think that Jews are the problem. Similarly we aren't going to fall for your islamophobic dogwhistles and rather disturbing contribution to the clash of civilisations narrative/agenda. We have a rising islamophobia antisemitism and anti-Palestinian racism problem and you are one of the central perpetrators and purveyors of this hatred and intolerance"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T17:05Z 15.1K followers, 4326 engagements

"@georgedmadgwick It is always fascinating how individuals like yourself never seem to care this much about Palestinian lives when Israel is exterminating it. Almost as though the crimes of Hamas are just a nice bit of theatre for you"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T17:36Z 15.1K followers, XXX engagements

"1. You aren't Jewish so have no business being centre stage of a Jewish supporters club for any sport. X. Having a quote from a Rabbi who is speaking under the broader banner of Fans for Diversity does not prove the existence of your organisation - it does prove that Aston Villa has Jewish supporters but it does not even in the slightest prove that an organisation as you have titled it exists"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T19:25Z 15.1K followers, 1710 engagements

"Again this is via 'Fans for Diversity' is there any evidence that this is a constituted organisation that exists for the benefit of Jewish supporters of Aston Villa There's no social media accounts no page no website. There is no activity within a community unlike say @PunjabiVillans for instance"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T21:25Z 15.1K followers, XXX engagements

"Again this is via 'Fans for Diversity' is there any evidence that this is a constituted organisation that exists for the benefit of Jewish supporters of Aston Villa There's no social media accounts no page no website. There is no activity within a community unlike say @PunjabiVillans for instance"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T21:25Z 15.1K followers, 4912 engagements

"This whole Maccabi Tel Aviv - Aston Villa issue should be a case study in the manipulative use of allegations of antisemitism. It turns out the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans stemmed from intelligence shared by the European Policing Network to Westmidlands Police regarding the danger posed by Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. It is for this reason that there was a 'high risk' designation because of violent incidents that had occurred elsewhere in Europe perpetrated by Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. Our Home Secretary was made aware of this ban last week. So the government has had a whole week to prepare"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-17T18:34Z 15.2K followers, 782.6K engagements

"What you have written here is deeply disturbing for its conflation of British Jews with the thuggish behaviour of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. You are attempting to exploit the fears and anxieties of Jews by falsely asserting this is a problem with Jews and vague 'Jewish connections'. Can you please explain in detail why you are trying to push the false narrative that this is a matter of antisemitism"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T07:17Z 15.2K followers, 3589 engagements

"Sources: X. Andrew Fox has been a Henry Jackson Society research fellow since 2024: X. Andrew Fox's briefing for the HJS on the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation from August 2025: X. Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has essentially disappeared almost immediately upon the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza: &"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T16:56Z 15.2K followers, 15.2K engagements

"Update regarding the matter of there being an Aston Villa Jewish Villans supporters club: The only reference that can be found online anywhere is Andrew Fox's own tweet from October 2024 in which he announces that he is the Honorary President"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T20:04Z 15.2K followers, 14.9K engagements

"Sorry to disappoint you Andrew but I am not a journalist and I do not claim to be one. You are aware of how social media works right Here I am allowing you to reply. I haven't blocked you or prevented you from responding to me. You do understand that your claim to not take money for the work that you do raises an important question about you you can afford to live right If as you say you do everything for free. Media outlets have a responsibility to inform their audience that you are actively involved in Israel advocacy and not simply the honorary president of a virtually unknown Jewish"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T22:33Z 15.2K followers, 4110 engagements

"Extra judicial killings are a despicable crime and violation no matter who is carrying them out and regardless of who the victim is. It is also entirely possible to condemn and express horror at the actions of Hamas against Palestinians in Gaza while also recognising that Israel has provided arms and supplies to multiple Palestinian clans and gangs in Gaza supported them in their activities to murder loot aid & destabilise Gaza and now provides protection to them near or behind the Yellow Line. The hypocrisy of Israel's propaganda efforts in this particular matter especially as Israel has"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-19T11:12Z 15.2K followers, 3065 engagements

"@BeckettUnite Howard you have a responsibility and indeed a duty to be accurate and factual when posting about Palestine and related issues. This footage is from Jerusalem and those are not Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. It doesn't make what they're doing and saying any less disgusting of course"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-19T11:41Z 15.2K followers, 12.3K engagements

"A new development in the Maccabi Tel Aviv - Aston Villa debacle beyond the ludicrous doubling down of our own government and its gross manipulation of antisemitism as a political tool it appears that Maccabi Tel Avic itself is now refusing to sell tickets for the 6th November match due to be held in Birmingham to their fans. It is interesting that Maccabi Tel Aviv is citing "safety" as the reason for their decision. I strongly suspect that this is a politicised move on the part of Maccabi Tel Aviv explicitly because West Midlands police are refusing to change their position despite the"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-20T22:06Z 15.2K followers, 12K engagements

"He's also just making things up and also hoping nobody actually checks what he is saying. by the way I can confirm that he did not speak with the Muslim families nor did anyone else working in the church welcome him. he didn't even have a permit to film inside the church and was told as much not to film"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-20T23:19Z 15.2K followers, 3029 engagements

"Efforts to portray Maccabi Tel Aviv and their fans as the victims are part of a broader strategy to promote the highly manipulative and completely false claim that the 'real issue' is the safety of the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans who are at risk and under threat from an alliance of Muslims Arabs and pro-Palestinians in Birmingham. The real shame here is the deflection from the real safety concern for communities in Birmingham due to the high risk posed by the track record of thuggish hooliganism violence and naked anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. West Midlands Police"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-21T08:31Z 15.2K followers, 3008 engagements

"West Midlands Police classifying the Maccabi Tel Aviv - Aston Villa match as 'high risk' is as per the statements made by the force itself due to the intelligence they have received on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans' prior violent incidents across Europe. This isn't simply about Amsterdam last year but also Athens and various other incidents in multiple countries. These decisions mirror standard protocols for hooliganism threats and are entirely separate from geopolitical tensions and any political considerations. West Midlands Police made an operational policing decision based on information provided"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T07:51Z 15.1K followers, 9634 engagements

"@PeterKorosec Imagine trying to compare a fascist like Tommy Robinson to the Lord Jesus Christ. Thats how utterly deluded you are"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T21:15Z 15.1K followers, XXX engagements

"@Mr_Andrew_Fox @Wambo78287284 When were you officially recognised either by Aston Villa or the Fans for Diversity Campaign What date did you receive official recognition"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-19T09:02Z 15.1K followers, XX engagements

"None of you know even the slightest thing about the process for Palestinians seeking to exit Gaza for study abroad. it is not remotely like anything any of you describe. Israel has control over the population registry and also determines who can come in and go out from Gaza. Palestinians have to apply to the civil administration (COGAT) which is an Israeli military branch to acquire permits. The process exists independently from Hamas. There are or rather there were offices in Gaza that assisted with the coordination of such permit applications and there's also an entirely different process"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-19T10:40Z 15.1K followers, XX engagements

"@douglas_ja19003 Have that argument with the police and decision makers. and stop avoiding the question of whether the correct decision was made regarding Maccabi Tel Aviv based on the evidence of their prior behaviour elsewhere in Europe and for which intelligence was shared"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-19T10:57Z 15.1K followers, XX engagements

"@grok Do we have any updates as to whether the claim is accurate or not"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-19T12:05Z 15.1K followers, XXX engagements

"One of the most disturbing narratives in play regarding the Maccabi Tel Aviv - Aston Villa situation is the suggestion that the 'real threat' is the Muslim community of Birmingham and that the issue is the safety of Jews in a 'Muslim area'. This is feeding all kinds of extreme and fascist narratives about immigration islamophobia and racism towards non-white communities. In reality of course the census figures from 2021 revealed that Birmingham residents identify as Christian (34%) Muslim (29.9%) No religion (24.1%) Sikh (2.9%) Hindu (1.9%) Religion not stated (6.1%) and so on. The majority"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T08:54Z 15.2K followers, 37.4K engagements

"The agenda of the far-right is very transparent; blame Muslims for the operational policing decision frame it as being protection for Jews encourage Muslim and Jewish communities to be at each others throats and promote a 'clash of civilisations' narrative. This makes Jews and Muslims even more unsafe in this country and our political establishment is very much aware of that fact"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T09:05Z 15.2K followers, 9627 engagements

"To make a short summary of my tweets regarding Maccabi Tel Aviv - Aston Villa: - The policing decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans as per their statements is based on their fans' prior behaviour throughout Europe and the risk that THEY pose to public order and safety. - It is both misleading and grossly manipulative to claim that this is a ban on Jews attending football matches or that policing in the United Kingdom is unable to guarantee the safety of Jews in our country. - Pretending as though Birmingham is a no-go area for Jews because of the Muslim community even going as far as to lie"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T11:09Z 15.2K followers, 24.5K engagements

"The Aston Villa Jewish Villans supporters club exists as part of Fans for Diversity (@WeAreTheFSA). On their website the Fans for Diversity campaign is described as a partnership between the Football Supporters Association and Kick It Out. The aims of the campaign are to celebrate diversity in football to ensure all fans feel safe and welcome at the game regardless of; age disability gender race faith sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. Given the publicly espoused views of Mr Andrew Fox as well as his position with the Henry Jackson Society an organisation that has been"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-18T22:51Z 15.2K followers, 39.3K engagements

"Hi @Cambridge_Uni is it true that a female Palestinian student was asked abruptly to leave her university accommodation because a former Israeli soldier who potentially served in Gaza and who is studying at your institution claimed he didn't feel safe living near a Palestinian"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-19T08:42Z 15.2K followers, 166.1K engagements

"I received several rather nasty emails last night from Eliot Pollak Chairperson of the Aston Villa Jewish Villans supporters club who despite insulting me several times in what I can only describe as misjudged emotional outbursts did in fact confirm that the supporters club is established through the Fans for Diversity campaign"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-19T09:38Z 15.2K followers, 1634 engagements

"Israeli police made a determination earlier this evening that meant the Tel Aviv Derby (football) was unable to proceed. This decision was reached by Israeli police due to violence that broke out in and around the stadium. Yet our government here in the UK is still pressing ahead with its efforts to politically interfere in an operational policing decision by West Midlands Police to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the upcoming Aston Villa match. Does our Home Secretary @ShabanaMahmood or our Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer have anything at all to say How utterly ridiculous the United"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-19T21:14Z 15.2K followers, 10K engagements

""Zero tolerance for violent events" says Israel's police in Hebrew in response to shutting down the Tel Aviv Derby (Football) after rioting and violence broke out inside and surrounding the stadium. A question to consider asking in Parliament tomorrow for savy MPs might be whether any UK Police force has received or requested any intelligence directly from their counterparts in Israel regarding Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and their tendency for violent behavior. How embarrassing for our own UK government who have been pushing dangerous and extremely harmful narratives surrounding West Midland"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-19T21:24Z 15.2K followers, 9725 engagements

"@joymorrissey If you believe in those British values of tolerance fairness and speaking out against hate then why do you wilfully ignore that hatred and atrocity crimes of Israel against the Palestinians"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-20T13:20Z 15.2K followers, 20K engagements

"In the quoted tweet Andrew Fox claims that the Aston Villa Jewish Villans supporters club of which he is honorary president despite not being Jewish is part of Fans for Diversity. Below is an email I just received from the Footballer Supporters' Association (FSA) which runs the Fans for Diversity campaign jointly with Kick It Out. Contrary to what Andrew Fox has claimed in the below quoted post on X it turns out that the Aston Villa Jewish Villans supporters Club made one time contact last year and then never bothered following up any further communication or involvement with the Fans for"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-21T11:15Z 15.2K followers, 119.6K engagements

"This is a deeply concerning statement. The intra-Palestinian violence in Gaza must be viewed through the lens of international law. Claiming that Hamas are simply doing what they have to do is sheer ignorance and apologia if not outright support for the organisation. Extra judicial killings and executions are unlawful and immoral. As internationals it is our role to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people not give our support to any one particular Palestinian faction and especially when said faction is engaging in horrific crimes and violations of international law"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-21T16:00Z 15.2K followers, XXX engagements

"Here's a JNF sponsored Israel Map challenge from the river to the sea and its being taught to Jewish Free School (JFS) students in the United Kingdom. Will we have wall to wall media coverage about anti-Palestinian racism being taught to young Jewish students in the UK"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-21T19:25Z 15.2K followers, XXX engagements

"@leylahamed Thank you - though I'm not even a journalist just a researcher consultant and advocate for human rights and justice"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-21T15:30Z 15.2K followers, 1544 engagements

"Hi @bphillipsonMP as Education Secretary will you be condemning this anti-Palestinian racism and launching an investigation as to how the JNF is able to be involved in promoting the total erasure of what remains of Palestine using such a map as an educational tool of erasure"
X Link @GarySpedding 2025-10-21T19:29Z 15.2K followers, XXX engagements