UK grants asylum to Palestinian citizen of Israel in ‘seismic’ U-turn
Al Jazeera
‘Hasan’, who has spent most of his life in Britain, says he would have faced persecution if returned to Israel.
Note: Hasan is a pseudonym. His real identity is not being disclosed for his protection.
London, United Kingdom – The United Kingdom has granted asylum to a Palestinian citizen of Israel, ruling that he would likely be persecuted if he returned – a decision the refugee’s legal team has described as “seismic”.
Hasan’s lawyers told an immigration tribunal that he faced an “enhanced risk of persecution” should he travel back to Israel, given Palestinian ethnicity, Muslim faith, anti-Zionist beliefs, and history of pro-Palestinian activism in the UK.
Hasan, who has lived in the UK for most of his life – more than 20 years according to his lawyers – first sought asylum in 2019.
The decision for his case was initially delayed, likely by the coronavirus pandemic and successive lockdowns, according to his lawyers.
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