To think that Kier Starmer shouldn't be welcoming extremists into Britain?

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Reported in The Telegraph today that Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed an alleged Islamist extremist, who labelled British people “dogs and monkeys” and called for Zionists to be killed, into the UK.

The Prime Minister said he was “delighted” that Alaa Abd el-Fattah had arrived from Egypt on Friday evening after a travel ban imposed by Cairo was lifted following lobbying by ministers.

Mr Abd el-Fattah, an activist with dual British-Egyptian citizenship, previously said that it was heroic to kill Zionists “including civilians”. He urged Londoners to burn Downing Street, told his supporters to kill police and said he hated white people.

Ministers are facing calls to revoke his British citizenship, which he was granted in 2021 while imprisoned in Egypt, where campaigners described him as a “prisoner of conscience”.

Sir Keir’s tweet yesterday said how “delighted” he was that Alaa Abd El-Fattah is back in this country. Does that seem a reasonable stance to take for someone who has claimed at the same time to be committed to "eradicating antisemitism in the UK"?

It's very ill advised and alienating.

Have read what i have said across several posts?

.... that Starmer should revoke this mans citizenship...

My "Bee" as you put it, is that this whole thing, by the Tories and media is political opportunism.

The 'right wing media made no such investigations when Sunak was prioritising his release did they?

I've not said anyone should be "punished" either, i actually said both men have been let down by their teams/dept's who should have been all over this....

But if anyone has questions to answer its Patel, she gave him citizenship.

Ah right, because the Tories fucked up the Labour Gov were forced to make this man their 'top priority' after 18 months in Government. And they really aren't ,'delighted' he's in the UK. Got it

Yep this.

If Starmer isn't suitably and comprehensively briefed about the people he welcomes and praises publicly that's rather worrying, isn't it?

Just appalling. Wtf is wrong with anyone in government that they don't get their minions to do a cursory search of social media posts.

He should be deported or locked up for inciting hate and vioience as other people have been.

You'd think a former barrister may check details before issuing 'so very delighted that this anti semitic terrorist will be back in the UK!' posts.

Yeah. Of course he did.

The right wing media also apparently made no investigations when Starmer and his ministers were trying to get this man released. There have been no warnings in the media in advance of his release that I am aware of.

Only now he has actually been released has it become a big story. Maybe because he has headed straight to the UK & been enthusiastically welcomed by Starmer and co. Plus we are particularly aware of the threat posed by antisemitism at the moment, given recent attacks by extremists such as the one at Bondi Beach.

'My "Bee" as you put it, is that this whole thing, by the Tories and media is political opportunism'

Oh fgs there is an anti semitic, terrorist promoting jihadist being welcomed into the country. Focus on that rather than 'yeah but no but the Tories did it'. They aren't in government now releasing cheerleading sickening posts about how simply darling this is. 'Political opportunism' , it's a national security issue!

Whoever cleared him in the first place is to blame yes but equally someone could've don'e some due diligence since then and realised just who in earth they were desperate to bring in to the UK.

Can anyone explain why the man was in jail in Egypt in the first place?

You read all that about Alaa Abd el-Fattah and you have “no opinion” on him?

This speaks volumes.

The person who is displaying racism here is you.

I tell you what. Why don’t you take every quote from Alaa Abd el-Fattah and match it with the equivalent quote from Netanyahu? We’ll wait.

What is also very odd is that MSM (other than the two papers quoted already) such as the BBC and Guardian, are basically parroting the Government's stance i.e. that it's great that this man has been released from jail in Egypt, where he was a known agitator, last September. After extensive lobbying by the current Government, aided and abetted by the likes of luvvies such as Olivia Colman and most disappointingly Judi Dench, he was allowed to leave Egypt to come to the UK where he has a teenage son living in Brighton. His mother was another hunger striker while he was still in jail.

Neither the Beeb nor the Guardian has made any mention of the online hatred and divisive comments spouted by Alaa Abdel Fattah.

Indeed. I have yet to see Netanyahu, or any British Jew, stir up hatred and kill or maim innocent British people on British soil.

He caused a lot of political unrest in Egypt over many years.

The Sunday Times has a balanced report today https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/alaa-abd-el-fattah-endorsed-killing-zionists-social-media-n9cfdsgsn

You're only just seeing this?

Excuse me? What do you mean? I've been following and monitoring the situation for the past few days.

His top priority should be listening to the Electorate and doing what they voted for, instead of cosying up to people who hate the British. Hes absolutely tone deaf. Every time he opens his mouth its another win for Reform.
I shan't be attending any crowded events anytime soon and Ive told my loved ones to do the same

Yes what an omission, why do that?

I think we know that they both have an agenda!

One of those trying to put the focus more on your motives than the extremist! Sinister.

It’s so blatant isn’t it. One of those sells itself as impartial. No wonder fee payers are dropping.

That's the problem though, he's listening to only his main electorate. Sod the rest of us.