"I do understand how shocking and hurtful they are, and for that I unequivocally apologise. I am shaken that, just as I am being reunited with my family for the first time in 12 years, several historic tweets of mine have been republished and used to question and attack my integrity and values, escalating to calls for the revocation of my citizenship."
"Fattah said he took allegations of antisemitism "very seriously" while arguing some of the posts had been "misunderstood, seemingly in bad faith"."
"It should go without saying that anyone who possesses racist and anti-British views such as those of Mr el-Fattah should not be allowed into the UK,"
Alaa Abdel Fattah apologised for historic tweets that resurfaced in which he called for Zionists and police to be killed. Conservative and Reform UK leaders urged the home secretary to consider whether his dual nationality could be revoked and he could be deported. Some senior Labour MPs also called for his citizenship to be removed. Sir Keir Starmer was criticised for saying he was "delighted" by Abdel Fattah's arrival, with claims he was unaware of the messages. Abdel Fattah said he takes allegations of antisemitism very seriously and argued some posts had been misunderstood. The Foreign Office described securing his release as a long-standing priority.
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