British Activist Alaa Abd El Fattah Apologises For Social Media Posts
ITV NewsDEC 2025
British-Egyptian Activist Apologizes for Tweets, Opponents Push for Deportation
Is Abd el-Fattah a champion of democracy deserving freedom, or a hateful activist unworthy of Britain's embrace?
Above: British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah after his release in Cairo on Sept. 23. Image credit: Mohamed Er-Raai/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
Alaa Abd el-Fattah represents the very best of democratic values and deserves freedom after years of unjust imprisonment by authoritarian regimes. This extraordinary political thinker and humanitarian has been jailed by four consecutive Egyptian governments simply for fighting for justice and democracy. His release should be celebrated as a victory for human rights, not questioned by those who hypocritically support far worse actions elsewhere.
Right narrative
Starmer's gushing welcome of Abd el-Fattah exposes staggering aloofness from everyday British concerns when the prime minister prioritizes an Egyptian activist who called Brits "dogs and monkeys" and advocated killing Zionists. This man's hateful tweets were so extreme he was stripped of a human rights prize nomination in 2014, yet basic due diligence was ignored. The government wastes resources on luxury activism while Britons struggle with the economy and broken borders.
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