Ismail Patel
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Ismail Patel (born 1962)[1] is a British optician, and founder of Friends of Al-Aqsa, an NGO based in Leicester.[2]
He is an advisory board member of the Conflicts Forum,[3] director of IslamExpo, and a member of the Special Advisory Board of Clear Conscience.
He writes commentary for The Guardian,[4] and The Independent,[5][6] Aljazeera English,[7] and Arabian Business.[8]
Gaza Flotilla
[edit]Patel joined the Gaza flotilla,[9] and was on board the MV Mavi Marmara .
He was held by Israel for just under 48 hours and then deported to Turkey.[10][11] He flew back to London Heathrow, and gave a press conference with Alex Harrison and Daniel Machover.[12][13] Patel states he witnessed at extremely close range the shooting of two of the ten killed by the Israel Defense Forces in their raid at sea on the MV Mavi Marmara.[14]
Personal life
[edit]He is the brother of Shockat Adam, the pro-Palestine independent MP for Leicester South since the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ http://directors.findthecompany.co.uk/l/6649856/Ismail-Patel [dead link]
- ^ Citizen, Concerned (3 June 2010). "Ismail Adam Patel, Oadby, boat attack, israel, gaza". This is Leicestershire. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Conflicts Forum - Ismail Patel". Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Ismail Patel". The Guardian. London. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Ismail Patel - give us the freedom to disagree with you". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008.
- ^ "Ismail Patel - winning the Muslim vote will not be easy". The Independent. London.[dead link]
- ^ Ismail Patel (27 May 2010). "Convoy to end Gaza siege - Focus". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ salim loonat (11 January 2009). "Ismail Patel - Politics & Economics". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Ismail Patel to join Freedom Flotilla to Gaza". Paltelegraph.com. 22 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ Shabi, Rachel; Davies, Caroline (1 June 2010). "Israel holding 40 Britons in desert prison after Gaza flotilla raid". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Leicester aid worker 'now safe' after Gaza boat ordeal". BBC News. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Booth, Robert; Sherwood, Harriet; Vela, Justin (4 June 2010). "Gaza flotilla attack: Autopsies reveal intensity of Israeli military force". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Free Filisteen: Ismail Patel back from Gaza Freedom Flotilla" (Press release). Free Flisteen. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ Booth, Robert (4 June 2010). "Gaza flotilla activists were shot in head at close range". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Harpin, Lee (6 July 2024). "New MP who said election win was 'for Gaza' is brother of Islamist group founder". Jewish News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Pogrund, Gabriel (14 July 2024). "The election shock, the Gaza leaflets and the police investigation". Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 July 2024.