Palestinian citizen of Israel wins UK asylum over ‘well-founded fear of persecution’
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A Palestinian citizen of Israel, identified as Hasan, was granted asylum in the UK after a protracted legal battle with the Home Office. Hasan, who has lived in the UK since infancy, claimed asylum based on a well-founded fear of persecution in Israel due to his pro-Palestinian activism and experiences of discrimination as a Palestinian and Muslim. The Home Office initially approved his asylum claim in March 2024, but then reversed the decision following media attention and intervention from the then-Home Secretary, James Cleverly. Hasan, with support from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), successfully challenged the reversal through judicial review, and was ultimately granted asylum status in December after the Home Office's appeal was denied. The case is believed to be the first instance of a Palestinian with an Israeli passport receiving refugee status in the UK.
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