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Former Hamas Activist in Germany Says He Wants Asylum in Israel
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 17, 2026
What happened
Iehab Omar, a former Hamas activist from Bethlehem, says a prison term and years of indoctrination led to a complete change in worldview. Now in Germany, he says he faces deportation to the Palestinian Authority and death, and is asking Israel to grant him asylum.
- 01Former Hamas activist Iehab Omar says he now supports peace and Jewish historical claims.
- 02He spent four years in Israeli prison and says he once sought to kill Jews.
- 03Omar says Germany rejected his asylum request and may deport him soon.
- 04He says his family or Hamas would kill him if he is returned.
- 05Omar is asking Israeli leaders to give him refuge instead of sending him to die.
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