UK Citizenship Review Looms After Ex-Haniyeh Bodyguard Arrest
Investigators say the suspect helped move handguns and ammunition for planned attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets, and seven others were charged in the wider case.
- On 26 September, The Times reported that Britain granted citizenship to a former bodyguard of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was arrested in London for allegedly plotting antisemitic attacks across Europe.
- Known as 'Mr X' due to British legal restrictions, the man arrived in Britain in 2015 under David Cameron's Conservative administration and worked as an IT consultant despite being the son of Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official from Gaza.
- German prosecutors allege he transported weapons from Berlin to Vienna for planned attacks, with intelligence provided by Israel's Mossad. "Seven other suspected Hamas operatives have already been charged in connection with the wider plot."
- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch condemned the case and renewed calls to leave the European Convention on Human Rights, while Andy Burnham's Labour government faces pressure to review the suspect's citizenship and naturalization.
- Former Labour adviser Ben Judah warned the report confirmed fears of Home Office incompetence through "carelessness, incompetence and denial," calling for a "real reckoning" after courts challenged a 100 years anonymity order protecting the suspect's identity.
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Mohammed Naim was once the head of Hamas' bodyguards and smuggled weapons to Gaza. After that, he apparently built a second life in the UK unharmed. For the British authorities, the case raises uncomfortable questions.
UK Gov’t Granted Citizenship to Former Hamas Leader’s Bodyguard Accused of Plotting Terror Attacks on Jews
(Breitbart) The British government granted asylum and citizenship to a former Hamas leader’s bodyguard, who is currently facing charges of plotting an attack on Jewish targets in Germany from his home in England. A bombshell report from the Sunday Times revealed that the former bodyguard of Ismail Haniyeh, who was then serving as Hamas leader in the Gaza […]
German police believe that a Hamas leader was preparing a terrorist attack in Europe. The man had been granted British citizenship, even though his contact with Hamas' inner circle was publicly known.
In Germany, seven alleged Hamas arms procurement agents are indicted, and a high-ranking accomplice is said to have lived undetected in the United Kingdom for a long time.
British Govt Granted Citizenship to Hamas Leader's Former Bodyguard
The British government granted asylum and citizenship to a former Hamas leader's bodyguard, who is currently facing charges of plotting an attack on Jewish targets in Germany from his home in England.
A former bodyguard of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been arrested in the heart of London. The man is suspected of involvement in plans for attacks on Jewish communities and Israeli targets in Europe. Germany may bring him to court. The suspect had lived for over ten...
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