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HAMAS Terror Leader Lives Amonst JEWS in House Provided by London Council
Hamas Terror Leader Lives in London Council House Among UK's Biggest Jewish Population
A man who ‘ran Hamas’ terrorist operations’ now lives in a council house in an area of London home to a fifth of the UK’s Jewish community.
BBC 23 OCT 2023
Muhammad Qassem Sawalha, 62, left the West Bank in the ‘90s by using a relatives’ passport to avoid Israeli authorities, the Times reported.
A man who ‘ran Hamas’ terrorist operations’ now lives in a council house in an area of London home to a fifth of the UK’s Jewish community.
After gaining UK citizenship, Sawalha continued his work with Hamas, holding secret discussions about “revitalising” terrorist acts in Israel and helping launder money to fund the group, according to a 2004 US Department of Justice indictment.
The father of four moved into a two-storey home in Barnet, north London, in 2003. He lives there with his wife Sawsan, 56. They bought the home for £320,700 using the Right to Buy scheme in 2021.
Barnet is home to 56,616 Jewish people, the highest population of the community anywhere in Britain, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Council leader Barry Rawlings said he was 'horrified to think Sawalha could be living in our midst' and has launched a review.
He said: “We will liaise with other stakeholders including the police and the government in reviewing the full history of this case and will take all appropriate action.
“This has emerged at a time when communities locally are in desperate need of reassurance following the escalating conflict in the Middle East, and we have a responsibility as the council to ensure we can give that reassurance.”
The council was informed in 2020 of Sawalha’s background by campaign group UK Lawyers for Israel and they forwarded the information to the Met Police counterterrorism unit.
Officers from the National Terrorist Financing Investigation Unit determined there was not enough evidence that the tenancy agreement contravened sanctions legislation and no further action was taken.
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