The Times writes that Aisha Gadhafi, who fled to Algeria two months before her father was slain in October as rebels seized control, "indicated to confidants from Europe" that "only in Israel would she feel safe." She also is apparently worried that Libya's new government may eventually pressure Algeria to extradite her to stand trial along with her brother, Saif al-Islam.
The Times' article is based on a report in Intelligence Online that an Israeli news site picked up.
Friends reportedly have counseled against making an official request for asylum, believing that Israel would reject it. But, as the Times writes, "she might actually qualify for the automatic right to immigrate to the Jewish state." Libyan Jews in Israel believe Moammar Gadhafi was Jewish.
