AIBU to think this Green Party response raises antisemitism concerns?

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Reported today that Rachel Millward, the Green Party co-deputy leader, has shared a conspiracy theory about the Golders Green attack in which two Jewish men were stabbed.

It emerged the Muslim Greens, a group of party activists, chatted on a private WhatsApp group over the weekend about launching a campaign to highlight the alleged failure to report Ishmael Hussein, the third victim of the April 29 stabbings. There is no suggestion that this idea has the backing of Mr Hussein.

The private group chat, which included Mothin Ali, the Green Party’s other co-deputy leader, suggested the “racist double standard” in the Government’s handling of the attack also needed to be challenged.

The Golders Green stabbings are the latest in a spate of attacks on the British Jewish community. Last week, Essa Suleiman was charged with the attempted murder of Moshi Shine, 76, and 34-year-old Shloime Rand.

Media outlets reported that he was also charged with the attempted murder of Mr Hussein in Southwark, south London, earlier on the morning of April 29

Ms Millward shared a post from the NewsCord account that claimed Mr Hussein had been “erased from headlines to suit a weaponised, desperate narrative”.
The Greens’ deputy leader commented: “How can this be? Three attempted murders and only two reported?”

NewsCord is an AI-generated news aggregator and campaigning platform set up after the October 7 attacks to challenge the “Western media” and how it was “justifying and manufacturing consent for Israel’s war”.

www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/05/green-party-anti-semitism-local-election-sabine-mairey/

It was.

but wasn’t Corbyn found to be antisemitic also? Don’t you think having many members having to be investigated for antisemitism at the same time is a sign of what the party stands for? Do you think it’s a coincidence all these racists felt welcome and comfortable joining this party? How come none of the other parties have this problem, abd they’re bigger?

There are around 1200 domestic stabbing incidents a year in London. Three per day. It’s genuinely less newsworthy than an apparent racist stranger-stabbing. Though also, it has been widely reported. Far far more than this type of crime usually is.

The third man is mentioned in the 4th sentence so you are wrong to say that the BBC article only mentions the 2 Jewish men.

A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London on Wednesday.

Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of attacking Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76.

Both men suffered serious injuries and were treated in hospital, with the Metropolitan Police declaring it a terrorist incident.

Suleiman is also accused of attempting to murder Ishmail Hussein in a knife attack at Hussein's flat in Southwark, south London, earlier the same day. Hussein was somebody that Suleiman knew.

Well if they don't want to be brought down for hideous antisemitic racism, have they thought about not being hideously antisemitic and racist?

What seems to happen is that while they are a fringe player, everyone ignores them, the way you would ignore a racist great uncle or a dirty ranting nutter on the street. Then they start to become more prominent and everyone goes, hang on a minute...

Look at the number of people on these threads who were going to vote green because 'environment' despite the Green party having no relevant envirnomental policies, and all the horrible stuff associated with them.

Agree they are two cheeks of the same arse when it comes to racism they just choose to pick on different groups in society.

If you conflate supporting Palestine with being anti-Semitic, yes. It seems as though many people do.

It’s not a scandal though is it it’s just calling things as it is.

It’s not antisemitic to point out that the reporting on these attacks has been troublesome.

Do you know how many black boys get stabbed every week in London? Where is the press outrage for them?

I’m deeply sad for the Jewish victims. I am also just as sad for anyone else this happens to.

Any life taken in this way is unacceptable and devastating.

It doesn’t mean the G Party are antisemitic.

Antisemitism in a political party is a big concern to many people and has nothing to do with being a threat to the mainstream.

Or are you suggesting antisemitism should be accepted as part of the mainstream?

Well I think supporting a terrorist regime such as Hamas is not a good look but whatever. I’d have thought though, the Green Party would have been more interested in supporting the Iranian people as well. Where are all the marches in support of the Iranians fighting and being murdered by a totalitarian regime? In fact, didn’t some pro Palestinians attack a Free Iran March? Why would that be do you think? Maybe it’s not so much pro Palestine but antisemetic?….

Is calling Jews ‘cockroaches’ your idea of supporting Palestine?

You’re the only one doing any conflating (and obfuscating) on this thread.

That's not the case. No issues with people supporting Palestine, the issue is with a campaign to minimise another antisemitic attack in Britain by highlighting instead an attack based on something else (knife crimes against someone known to the perpetrator, which is far more common and doesn't normally get much if any media attention ).

He’s Jewish.

did you have anything to say when an anti semitic caricature was published?

Maybe don’t ask if you’re being unreasonable if you don’t want to be told that you might be.

I’m just interested as to why the Green Party chose Palestine as their cause de jour? Why not Sudan, where people are being murdered in their thousands? Why not the plight of Afghan women and girls? Why not the Chinese Uyghurs? Why not the Iranian people? Why specifically Palestine?

The title and every other part of the article states 2 Jewish men and no other mention. WEIRD.

There has rightly been a lot of media attention in the past on black boys getting stabbed in London.

But why use crimes against a different group in society to distract from the rise in antisemitism we have seen in this country since October 7th 2023?

What are you doing about and of these causes out of interest. Why does it concern you that people care?

Do you know how AIBU works?

It's a mechanism for debate in most cases.

But the fact the man (I also think this is a key feature) was happy to stab his Muslim friend makes stabbing those of a different faith, less about faith/culture and more he’s a violent moron.

When does asking a question become anti Semitic ? Zack/Dave is himself Jewish.
Is my post Anti Semitic?

If you're talking about me that is simply not true that any criticism of Israel is antisemitic in my view. I criticise the Settlers myself and some of the Israel government/IDF actions during the war in Gaza.

But this debate is not about that but about the Green Party and antisemitism in the UK.

Well apart from being involved in a scheme helping Afghan girls to continue education, being involved in groups supporting Iranian women, I sponsor a child in the Sudan. I’m just curious as to why the Green party decided Palestine was the cause to focus on. I can’t see anything in their comms about any of these other serious issues.

I’m afraid it is.

Again I ask - what did you think of the actually antisemitic cartoon of Zach Polanski that was published? You know, the Jewish man you’re accusing of being antisemitic because he’s calling out the massive hypocrisy in British media?