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Daniel Keane

Decision not to light up Wembley for Israel ‘mind-blowing’, says anti-Semitism adviser

The Government’s adviser on anti-Semitism has described the Football Association’s decision not to light the Wembley arch in the colours of the Israel flag before Friday’s friendly with Australia as “mind-blowing”.

Lord Mann said the FA had missed an opportunity to send a “message of hope and comfort” to Israel and the Jewish community following attacks on civilians by Hamas.

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