The Board of Deputies of British Jews has called for the chief constable to be sacked, saying the force seemed to have made a decision to ban fans first and then “searched for evidence to justify it”.
Guildford told the Home Affairs Committee the decision “wasn’t influenced by politics”.
He said he stood by the accuracy of intelligence which was key to the city’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG), made up of people including police and council representatives, issuing the ban on away fans.
A letter from Dutch police, seen by the BBC, appears to question evidence WMP cited about Maccabi fans’ behaviour at a match in Amsterdam.
The committee has said it will request further information from police in the Netherlands.
Members of the SAG deemed the Europa League match “high risk” because of unrest during previous Maccabi Tel Aviv matches.
The committee also heard police thought “vigilante groups” from the local community in Birmingham posed a threat to Maccabi fans.
“We got a lot of information or intelligence to suggest that people were going to actively seek out Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and would seek violence towards them,” Assistant Chief Constable Mike O’Hara said.