Six weeks ago, there was a chance that the game might not go ahead, with calls for Israeli teams to be pulled from international competitions because of the Israeli War.
But once a ceasefire was agreed last month, it became Maccabi Tel Aviv – the only Israeli to reach the stage of the European competition.
West Midlands Police said its risk assessment was “based on current intelligence and denial of crime fighting in Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam”.
Tel Aviv last month was called by the police in the midst of the disease, raising safety concerns, but the Angels insisted that the fans of his club were not to blame. When asked why he felt they had been banned from the game at Villa Park, he said, “I have no idea because it hasn’t been reported.
“People use silence or lack of clarity to fulfill their agendas. I have to believe that there is concern that the safety of Maccabi fans is going to be in danger.”
A coalition of six pro-Palestinian organizations planned to be outside Villa Park on Thursday to protest against the match ahead.
Nayeem Malik, Chair of West Midlands Palestinian Followiration, said that the organization put out a national call for people to attend between 20,000 and 50,000 protesters attended.
“Maccabi Tel Aviv should not play anywhere in the International Arena,” Malik told BBC Sport.
“We have had many demonstrations for Palestine in this city and they have all been very peaceful.
“Our campaign is that Israel should be beaten in all sports and whether they play or not have fans.”
More than 700 police officers will be deployed on the streets of Birmingham, including those with horses, dogs, drone force officers. There is a no-fly zone around the ground, and some local schools say they are about to go first.
“We trust the local authorities,” said the angels.
“I feel they need to know the situation, what is needed and know the lines that need to be drawn.”
Maccabi Tel Aviv are playing their Europa League games this season in Serbia after not doing well hosting the players without a large traveling support.
“We had to face it for two years, playing our home away from home and often without fans because of the distance and location,” he added.
“There are no excuses, our players are ready to play a game of football.”