US EditionReleased activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah criticised over remarks on Zionists
Critics say Prime Minister Starmer's public praise for activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah ignores his past calls for violence against Zionists and police, raising concerns of a lack of due diligence.
- On Friday Alaa Abdel Fattah, Egyptian-British activist, returned to the UK after Egypt's Prosecutor General lifted a travel ban, reuniting with family in Brighton.
- After months of diplomacy, Alaa Abdel Fattah received a presidential pardon in September, his name was removed from the terrorism watch list two months earlier, and the British government supported his freedom campaign.
- On Saturday, historic messages from over a decade ago on an X/Twitter account attributed to Fattah appeared to endorse killing 'zionists' and urged violent resistance to police.
- Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick and the Jewish Leadership Council criticised Sir Keir Starmer's recent endorsement of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, citing his extremist statements and the government's pressured release.
- His mother Soueif almost died twice on hunger strike, while human rights groups say tens of thousands of political prisoners remain behind bars, a situation that has persisted in recent years.
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Keir Starmer was delighted with the arrival of Alaa Abd el-Fattah in Great Britain a few days ago, but his Ministry of Foreign Affairs now calls his posts "abominable."
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UK leader criticized for applauding return of man freed from Egyptian prison as old tweets resurface
The U.K. prime minister is facing criticism after celebrating the return of human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah from Egypt. Critics have highlighted past social media posts by Abd el-Fattah containing violent and antisemitic language. On Friday, Abd el-Fattah returned…
Starmer slammed for lauding release of activist who reportedly called to kill Zionists
Starmer wrote that he was 'delighted' with the release of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after his social media posts surfaced from over a decade ago, reportedly calling to kill Zionists and police and to burn down Downing Street
'Welcome back' - UK PM cheers return of Islamist who called for mass murder of 'Zionists'
Britain’s prime minister under fire after London secured the lifting of a travel ban on a dual citizen who called for the murder of “Zionists,” espoused anti-white racism, and described British people as “dogs and monkeys.” By World Israel News Staff The British government is under fire after it successfully lobbied Egypt to permit a controversial Egyptian activist with a history of promoting radical Islamism, antisemitism, and racism to return …
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