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Euroleague / Maccabi TA / Spanish ratchet up security ahead of game tonight By Vered Cohen Newspapers in Spain yesterday reported on the tight security arrangements ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv's Euroleague game with local team Unicaja in the Spanish town of Malaga tonight. Media outlets said some 80 plainclothes and uniformed policeman, including anti-terrorism officers, will be involved in providing security for the event. Advertisement "We've played against Maccabi in the past, but today there will be extra security because of the situation," the chairman of the Malaga team said, referring to the fighting in the south of Israel and the Gaza Strip. "I assure you both Maccabi's and our own fans will be safe." Palestinian flags have been prohibited from the stadium, though a pro-Palestinian demonstration is scheduled to take place at the same time as the game about a kilometer away. Tight arrangements are in place to avoid a recurrence of Bnei Hasharon's ordeal in Turkey last week when fans stormed the court and chased the Israeli team into the locker rooms. Fearing they may be attacked by the mob, Bnei Hasharon refused to return to the court and a technical victory was ruled in favor of the local Turkish team. Yesterday, graffiti related to the fighting in the Middle East was scrawled nearby the hotel in Malaga where Maccabi is staying. Public opinion in Spain leans toward the Palestinians and government officials have censured Israel's operation in the Gaza Strip. Maccabi players yesterday focused on their goal of beating Unicaja, which delivered them defeat back in Tel Aviv. "Malaga is one of the best teams in the league and its always hard playing against so many fans," Maccabi coach Pini Gershon said. "I hope we can keep our roll going and this is a pretty high hurdle, but we've been through worse before." Maccabi's Carlos Arroyo also commented on the team's victory last week over Olympiacos and said he hopes they beat Malaga as well. About 20 to 30 Israelis living in the area and members of the local Jewish community are expected to show up to support Maccabi. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Top target An IAF strike in the center of Gaza City kills Hamas Interior Minister Said Siam. Direct hit Olmert to Ban: Gunmen fired at IDF troops from UN Gaza compound.

Read & React Harel & Issacharoff: Egypt's Gaza truce plan is mostly bad for Hamas Responses: 58 Olmert to Ban: Gunmen fired at IDF troops from UN Gaza compound Responses: 61 Gideon Levy: The IDF has no mercy for the children in Gaza nursery schools Responses: 89 IDF kills Hamas interior minister in Gaza airstrike Responses: 35 U.S. may cut $1billion in loan guarantees to Israel over West Bank settlements Responses: 32 More Headlines 01:37 IDF kills Hamas Interior Minister Said Sayyam in Gaza airstrike 00:45 PROFILE / Slain Hamas minister was key figure in '07 Gaza coup 00:16 Livni to set off for Washington for talks on Gaza cease-fire 23:01 UN Chief Ban: May take `few more days` to work out details of Gaza truce 23:34 Boy, 7, seriously hurt as Gaza rockets slam into Be'er Sheva 01:08 Rice cautions Israel over IDF shelling of UN warehouse 12:23 ANALYSIS / Key to Israeli exit from Gaza rests with Egypt, U.S. 22:36 Olmert and Rice put spat over UN vote on Gaza behind them 23:16 IDF battalion commander, two troops lightly wounded in Gaza fighting 23:45 Israel using Holocaust guilt to continue Gaza op, says British Jewish MP 21:46 ANALYSIS / Egypt's Gaza truce plan is mostly bad for Hamas 22:00 Israeli charged with attempting to spy on behalf of Iran 18:22 Israel Navy ships turn back boat carrying Gaza humanitarian aid 15:17 Unsung Israeli hero risks his life to save Gaza children 20:59 WATCH / Obama: We must engage Syria and Iran in Middle East peace efforts 20:01 Livni urges Red Cross to press Hamas for access to Gilad Shalit 17:33 U.S., Israel near deal aimed at halting Gaza arms smuggling 12:00 Israelis receive SMS messages apparently from Hamas warning of `surprises` in Gaza 16:08 U.S. may cut $1b in loan guarantees to Israel over West Bank settlements 14:26 Protesters against Gaza op heckle Israeli ambassador at Holocaust ceremony in Poland 17:57 Ahmadinejad calls on Obama to stop supporting Israel Previous Editions Select Day 15 jan 14 jan 13 jan 12 jan 11 jan 09 jan 08 jan 07 jan 06 jan 05 jan 04 jan 02 jan

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