The Latest Breaking News from Tel Aviv

Questions for UK embassy in Tel Aviv over employee who owns home in illegal settlement

Embassy’s employment of Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips is potentially violation of UK sanctions law, say experts

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

‘When the alarms go off, you go into the safe room for around five or 10 minutes, then come back out and carry on with your day. It was a strange experience’ Rory Delap on coaching in Israel

The former Stoke midfielder was Robbie Keane’s assistant at Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2023

FourFourTwo · Nov 8, 2025

Eleven arrests and ‘death to IDF chants’ as protests overshadow Aston Villa’s win against Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv

Aston Villa 2-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv: Unai Emery’ side cruised to a comfortable win over Israeli opposition but few will leave Villa Park talking about the result

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Why are Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from Europa League fixture against Aston Villa?

Aston Villa host Maccabi Tel Aviv in the UEFA Europa League this evening - but there will be no away fans in attendance

FourFourTwo · Nov 6, 2025

Maccabi Tel Aviv boss Zarko Lazetic sad to see fans banned for Aston Villa match

The Israeli club’s supporters were banned from attending Villa Park by Birmingham’s Safety Advisory Group due to fears over their safety.

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says he would ‘absolutely not’ play in Israel now

Singer says he will not perform in Israel while Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power, eight years after Radiohead defied criticism to perform in Tel Aviv

The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2025

The misery of our clocks going back

Brief letters: Darkened mood | Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match | Homeless people | Misheard at a party

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2025

Radiohead frontman says he wouldn’t perform in Israel now

The group was embroiled in controversy in 2017 when they performed a gig at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke: I would not perform in Israel now

The band were criticised after performing a gig at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv in 2017.

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025

Wednesday briefing: Making sense of the Maccabi Tel Aviv saga, where law and disorder fumbled with fandom

In today’s newsletter: Inside a tortuous political saga where fandom and antisemitism once again became a political football

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025