Human rights are not a ‘loophole’ – why can’t families from Gaza like mine seek safety in the UK? | Ghassan Ghaben

AThe destruction continues in Gaza, Palestinian families in Britain are racing around the clock to try to make our loved ones in safety. news Finally it came In order to reunite the successful family – but instead of being able to feel a moment of relief for this one family, we had to face a political reaction and evil media.

The media and the government in the United Kingdom and even the Prime Minister left a “gap” that allowed the mother, father and four children from Gaza To be granted the right to live in the UK through the Ukraine family plan. It blocks the fact that there is no plan to reunite the Gaza family, forcing the Palestinians to move in a migration system that does not provide any clear path of safety.

Here are the facts: The legal team that represents the family did not argue for their entry under the Ukrainian plan, but it simply used this model as a tool to submit a request for human rights because there is no model for the Palestinians. The court ruled in favor of the family under Article 8 The European Conference on Human Rights, which protects the right to family life. The judge explicitly explained that the Ukrainian plan is not related to the case, yet Kerr Starmer chose to pledge to “close the gap” while the media allows the success of the family, using the language of inflammation like “” “Open the gatesTo justify inhumane policies.

For me, a Palestinian from Gaza, this is not just an abstract political debate – it’s very personal. After six months, my mother, my father, and my three months, managed to exterminate and clarify more than five times, to evacuate Egypt. Their house was bombed in Gaza, and they escaped hunger and constant terrorism. They do not have any family or legal status in Egypt, and they have the right to be here with their families after all. Thus, for several months, I fought through a hostile system in the UK, and I desperately try to secure a way to clarify it to safety.

However, instead of realizing its moral and legal commitment to establishing safe paths for Palestinian families that are united, the government chose to manufacture anger on a legal ruling that emphasized a fundamental right to humans. This decision should have been an incentive to work, which prompted the United Kingdom to provide a A scheme for the official Gaza family For families like Lee. Instead, the government is seeking to close any possibility of reunification in safety, nourishing anti -Palestinians and giving legitimacy to inhuman policies. We want our families to be safe, and we have been met with closed doors.

the It did not reunite the families of Gaza The campaign, along with 350 families in the United Kingdom, was tirelessly scrambling with a plan for the immediate family. However, the government’s rejection leaves the families to forget, as they suffer from endless legal and bureaucratic obstacles just because they are with their loved ones.

The contrast between the UK’s response to Ukrainian refugees and its treatment of the Palestinians cannot be more clear. After invading Russia, the United Kingdom quickly established Organized scheme For Ukrainian families. In comparison, the Palestinians – who have endured 15 months of genocide, hunger and collective displacement – are left without any path of reunification of the assigned family.

This is not related to the search for a shelter of choice, but the primary right to the unity of the family. Despite what is stipulated in Article 8 of the European Human Rights Convention, the Palestinians are forced to fight legal battles just to be together. The legal process for a long and complex period, and many families are unable to secure legal representation until the start of requests.

The family’s reunification is more than just the immediate survival – it is related to dignity, recovery and justice. We, we, the Gaza families’ campaign, are not looking for permanent resettlement in the United Kingdom. We just want to be with our families while they cannot return to Gaza.

Israel is the systematic and forced displacement of the Palestinians – whether through military aggression, hunger or forced exile – is a A clear breach of international law. The United Kingdom cannot demand the adherence to international law while depriving Palestinians simultaneously of the right to safety and family unity.

The Palestinian families in the United Kingdom have seen without power or strength, as their loved ones in Gaza are testing uncompromising bombings, hunger and forced displacement. They have the right to collect them, recover, and find safety together until it becomes safe to return home.

• Ghassan Ghaben is a member of the Gaza Family Campaign

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