The UK Home Office has issued a February 2009 Operational Guidance Note on Israel, Gaza and the West Bank setting out the main types of asylum claim, human rights claim and Humanitarian Protection claim (whether explicit or implied) that are expected to be submitted on behalf of individuals arriving to the UK from the region. A number of interesting submissions are included in the report, particularly the section on the general history of the region; some of which are of course not uncontroversial. As the main categories of claims, “Where appropriate [the note] provides guidance on whether or not an…