Gazan Students Allowed to Bring Their Families to Britain
Gazan students coming to Britain will be allowed to bring their families in a reversal of Government policy as 17 more arrived this week. The Telegraph has the story.
The students took up places at universities in September under special arrangements agreed by the Home Office.
But some had said they would not be able to take up the scholarships because it would mean leaving their children behind in the war-torn strip.
Most international students were banned from bringing dependants to Britain as part of a crackdown on immigration by Rishi Sunak’s government and Labour previously said it had no plans to lift the ban.
The Government has now said it will support the evacuation of dependants “on a case-by-case basis”, with dependants needing to meet certain conditions including proving they can cover their living costs.
Those wishing to join their relatives in the UK will need to apply for a student dependant visa application and have evidence of sufficient funds – up to £6,120 for those studying outside London, or £7,605 for those studying in the capital.
There is no cap on the number of children but the students will have to show they can support them financially.
“Students coming from Gaza to the UK have suffered an appalling ordeal after two years of conflict,” a Government spokesman said.
“They have endured unimaginable hardship but can now begin to rebuild their lives through studying in our world class universities.
“That is why we are supporting the evacuation of dependants of students on scholarships who are eligible to study here under the immigration rules on a case-by-case basis.”
Priti Patel, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, said the Government U-turn was a concession to Left-wing MPs who wanted more migration routes.
“Taxpayers must not foot the bill for these entire households which are already benefitting from free university courses,” she said.
“Gaza is governed by Hamas, the Iranian-backed terrorist organisation, proscribed by the Conservative government. There are serious security implications associated with Labour’s new policy of inviting families to the UK, coming from a warzone which is funded and controlled by Iran.
“The Government must explain why this policy is in the interests of the British people.”At least 75 Gazan students have arrived in the UK since the Government began supporting evacuations for those with fully-funded masters and undergraduate scholarships last month. This includes a group of 17 students who arrived on Monday.
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No! Why!
Maybe if you lot on here hadn’t been cheering on Israel they’d maybe have stayed where they were.
They don’t want to stay where they are. They want to occupy the whole territory from the river to the sea.
You may have noticed none of their Muslim bros want them and will not accept them as immigrants, they are war mongers pure and simple so f off!
And how do British Taxpayers, who pay the entire government’s salaries, and all the judges salaries, benefit in any way from this?
They can claim on life insurance when their loved ones are murdered perhaps.
Too true, sadly.
This is interesting because it shows how morality has “improved” over the decades. For example, when I went to university I didn’t think to make my attendance conditional on the government having to accommodate my mum and dad … and my sisters and brothers … and my cousins, etc.
Is there some way I can claim taxpayers money because of the historic wrong done to me?
You have hit the nail squarely on the head!
The whole idea is just another excuse to import more Third World Parasites, following the Communist “Cloward-Piven Strategy” for Mass Third World Immigration to overwhelm the welfare system and whole infrastructure of the West, in order to force a total collapse, so that Communist Traitors can rebuild it in their own Communist image.
Speaking of morality: See what happens when an Imam dares to go off script and voice his personal opinions that don’t involve terrorist support and antisemitism. What a shame he apologized. Perhaps it’s because he dreaded the reception he’d get when he returns to the UK. The question is: was he being honest here or was it ‘Taqiyya’, because he was in Israel? ”UK-based Imam Umayr Mulla was suspended from Masjid Khazra in Nottingham after stating he “had no issue with Israel,” and recognized Israelis’ history in the Middle East while appearing in an interview in Jerusalem with British anti-immigration campaigner Tommy Robinson last week. “I have no issue with Israel, as long as people are living in peace, I believe both sides should have their own countries,” Mulla said. “The Palestinians should have their own safe space, where they can live freely without oppression or injustice. I think this is the solution for peace in the Middle East.” Masjid Khazra released a statement apologizing for the imam’s “personal views that are deeply offensive and are wholly inconsistent with the values of our institute.” Following his suspension, Mulla released a statement of apology, saying he “regrets deeply the hurt my remarks have caused… Read more »
I just find it impressive that during all that starvation and genocide they’ve been enduring, thousands of kids have apparently graduated high school. I dread to think what’s on their exam papers;
”A student in Gaza celebrates her achievement in the high school exams, after two years of war, displacement, and the absence of basic living conditions.
It is noted that more than 26,000 students from Gaza took the high school exams this year.”
https://x.com/EyeonPalestine/status/1978208535935648102
The fact they bounce back so quickly is a testament to the inner fortitude and resilience of the people of Gaza. Almost as if things were always like this but they kept it hidden from the world’s media;
”And meanwhile in Gaza –
Panda Mall. Yesterday.”
https://x.com/GAZAWOOD1/status/1983859199139299742
Wow, their supermarkets are better stocked than ours over here! Cost of living must be exceptionally good over there because no way could I – or, I suspect, many others – afford to load shopping trolleys with that much stuff.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many men in a supermarket before.😆 Maybe it’s cultural and men really like food shopping over there.🛒
What could possibly go wrong with importing Hamas terrorists?
Hang on – ‘Those wishing to join their relatives in the UK will need to apply for a student dependant visa application and have evidence of sufficient funds – up to £6,120 for those studying outside London, or £7,605 for those studying in the capital. There is no cap on the number of children but the students will have to show they can support them financially.’ Can or will any economist on here explain how a couple – presuming there aren’t multi-wives included in the deal – and untold numbers of children, will be able to survive on that amount of funds? How long until the relatives already residing here and who are presumably offering accommodation assistance, then bleat it is against human rights to be squashed like sardines and demands for taxpayer funded council accommodation for the suffering scholars / families are raised? Also – ‘“Students coming from Gaza to the UK have suffered an appalling ordeal after two years of conflict,”’. What about students born and bred in most parts of the U.K. who have suffered because either they can not afford the university fees or have been encumbered with debt due to successive governments appalling preferential ongoing treatment… Read more »
These Commonwealth parasites kicked us out of their countries, so it’s time to reciprocate.
Two-Tier – attempting to recover some lost Muslim votes by importing potential extremists from Gaza.
There is no justification for these people being here.