The Maccabi Tel Aviv ban didn’t just upset the wrong people, it showed politicians can’t judge Israel without first picking a side. Right, so this isn’t just about a football match or a policing call that upset the wrong people, this is about Parliament showing, again, that when Israel is involved the rules bend, scrutiny softens, and the outcome is quietly pre-decided. The Home Affairs Committee has now made that unavoidable, because in trying to muscle the police over the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban it’s exposed who’s sitting in judgement, who they openly align with, and why for so many of them, that seems to be with Israel. An Israeli football team fans, the police who blocked them and a lot of friends of Israel are slamming the police – and whether that is for right or wrong based on the evidence, who can trust such people in their judgement, when c ...