现居英国的巴勒斯坦人卡里姆·阿卜杜拉的母亲特蕾丝·阿卜杜拉的英国访客签证遭英国内政部拒绝，理由是对方无法确保会在访问结束后离境[1]。与此同时，其丈夫加桑·阿卜杜拉在同一申请程序中的签证却获得批准[1]。
现年69岁的特蕾丝是退休英文教师，在东耶路撒冷生活了一生[1]。她与丈夫婚龄达40年，丈夫是一名心理学家[1]。特蕾丝此前多次访问英国未曾遇到问题。内政部的拒签信指出"我注意到你与英国的联系超过了与祖国的联系"，并表示"基于概率平衡，我无法确信你是真正的访客"[1]。特蕾丝被告知无权对此决定进行上诉或行政复审[1]。卡里姆自2019年起一直在英国生活[1]。他还有另一个兄弟是肿瘤医生，住在东耶路撒冷[1]。
特蕾丝曾在2019年因技术问题（银行对账单用希伯来文提交）被拒签[1]。
The UK Home Office has rejected a visitor visa application from Therese Abdallah, a 69-year-old retired English teacher from East Jerusalem, while approving an identical application from her husband, Ghassan Abdallah, a psychologist [1]. The couple, married for 40 years, sought to visit their son Karim Abdallah, who has lived in the United Kingdom since 2019 [1]. The rejection letter stated that the Home Office was "not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that you are a genuine visitor" and noted that her "UK ties outweigh your home country ties," despite Therese's lifelong residence in East Jerusalem [1].
Therese's rejection came despite her previously successful visits to the UK and her professional background as an educator [1]. She was informed she has no right of appeal or administrative review [1]. This marks the second visa rejection for Therese, who was previously denied in 2019 over a technical issue involving bank statements submitted in Hebrew [1]. The family also includes another son, an oncologist based in East Jerusalem [1].