Love Island contestant Jasmine Müller has become the centre of a political row after UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) called on ITV to investigate her over past social media posts about Israel and Palestine.

The legal advocacy group said it had written to ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall, arguing that Müller's online activity should be reviewed to assess its potential impact on fellow contestants and the programme's predominantly young audience.

Jasmine, 27, was born in Dubai, raised partly in London and is of Iranian heritage. She has publicly expressed support for Palestinian rights since at least 2020.

Her social media posts include calls for a "Free Palestine", criticism of US support for Israel, descriptions of Israel as a "colonial project", and a graphic stating: "Educate the younger generation. Tell them it's called Palestine not Israel."

She has also shared photographs from pro-Palestine demonstrations in London and across Europe, as well as images of herself wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh.

In its letter, UKLFI argued that some of the posts amounted to denying Israel's existence and claimed they could "normalise" hostility towards British Jews. The organisation also questioned whether ITV had carried out appropriate background checks before Müller entered the villa.

However, ITV and production company Lifted Entertainment declined to take action, stating that Müller's views were expressed in a personal capacity and represented her right to freedom of speech.

The broadcaster has not indicated that Müller's participation in the show will be affected.

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