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/

Yes, it's not the same party it once was. I would have considered voting Green a few years ago. These days? No chance. The field is once again narrowed for progressive and left wing Jews.

Mark Adderley? Who appears to be arguing (via his wife) that he can't be antisemitic because she's of Semitic heritage!

(Although this is a marginally more sophisticated argument than Ms Sawalha's who is of the opinion that her husband was suspended through jealousy that he is so gorgeous! 🤣)

Just a point about cartoons, politicians have long noses in many drawings. Why? It denotes lying. It’s not anything to do with Jews! They are not protected against this long used technique. Remember Yes Minister and the Scarfe cartoons? It’s simply standard for men and women of any creed, colour or race or religion to be drawn like this. It’s shorthand for not telling the truth,

Oh dear lol

Do you have anything to add about antisemitism in the green party?

I have a feeling they will be greatly reduced after tomorrow.

Well that’s compelling. You posted the video to apparently demonstrate how the media are lying to us. What are they lying about and how does the video you posted expose their lies? If you don’t know you can just say that. No need to post “oh dear lol”.

You mean when we potentially have people who support terrorists and think Jewish people are cockroaches on councils?

Will antisemitism in mainstream politics disappear after the elections? Great news! Seems an odd platform to campaign on - vote for us, we don't like Jews - but at least you can promise us an end in sight.

In one way the Green party needs to distance itself from it's association with antisemitism - gained mainly from the antisemitic ramblings of too many Green candidates.

But in another way - distancing itself from that link will only diminish its appeal from other voters.

It really needs a selling point that is more wholesome, like environmental issues. But the environment seems way down its list of priorities these days.

are there other ones? why do you need to join this one if you feel it's excessive?

The deputy leader told the candidates sanctioned for antisemitism that they were ‘making the right kind of noise’ and were ‘not alone’ and recommended they take legal action against the party. They can’t distance themselves from their core beliefs

Yet if they don't distance themselves from being perceived as antisemitic, they may be unelectable by the General Election.

Quite the conundrum.

Zia Yusuf is Muslim. I still think Reform stokes hatred towards Muslims.

For comparison, here's the cartoon of ZP next to a stereotypical depiction from 1930s Germany of an 'evil Jew'.

Edited to say that I think the image I attached must be going through moderation...

In the main news, sadly, they weren't. The focus was entirely on the attacks on the two Jewish men. I only found out about the attempted murder of the Muslim man later. Several people on a range of sites commented about this.

I don't think there is anything antisemitic about this. I think it's simply asking for accurate reporting.

There seems to be quite a propaganda war going on to deem any negative comments about the current Israeli government and negative comments about extreme Zionism (this is, for example, leading to attacks on Palestinian villages on the West Bank, attacks on Palestinian children trying to go to school, attacks on the Christian community) antisemitic.

It is not antisemitic to challenge and criticise what the current Israeli government is doing, and the apparent sanctioning of what amounts to Zionist terrorism on the West Bank. It is antisemitic to use this to attack Jews, to assume Jews support such beliefs and actions. Many are very unhappy about it and some join the protests.

There also seems to be concerted attacks against Zack Polanski and the Green Party, using the 'antisemitism' slur that destroyed Corbyn. They can't quite get away with calling Zack Polanski antisemitic, but they dig up any error they can, and pick on any expression of disapproval of the current Israeli government as 'antisemitism.'

I’ve not seen anyone on MN say it’s antisemitic to criticise attacks in the West Bank, or attacks on children attempting to get to school or attacks on the Christian community. Not sure where you’ve seen that

I attack Polanski and the Green party because I think he’s a fraud and an idiot who has allowed his party to be hijacked by those with an antisemitic agenda. It’s ok - we’re allowed to have different opinions and to express them. I’m sure you’ll find other threads on MN criticising Starmer and the Labour government or Kemi and the Tory party, etc.

It’s not a propaganda war just people discussing politics which is very relevant with local elections in many places coming up shortly.

All the mainstream sources I read such as the BBC mentioned the third man. Though not in the context of yet another antisemitic attack as the motive for his attack was different and more common in society.

So three people were stabbed. Two were Jewish and one was Muslim.

The Muslim victim is barely mentioned in the media leading people to see the attack as antisemitic when it probably isn’t.

The attacker appears to be totally unhinged and psychotic, and the events are obviously traumatic for the victims (yes, even the Muslim one), and their families).

If you are aware of all these facts, I don’t understand why you see criticism of the reporting, or the attack itself, as antisemitic.

Where do you believe this propaganda war is coming from?

I haven't seen anything about criticism of "extreme Zionism" being equated with antisemitism? Would you be able to provide examples? I've seen many many negative comments about the Israeli government though, and rightfully they haven't been deemed antisemitic. Anyone is free to criticise any government.

Actually you know what I have seen? People denigrating Zionists when they really mean Jews and thinking nobody can crack their cunning secret code. Other people trying to create a false dichotomy between being Jewish and being Zionist (the majority belief among Jews in a safe homeland for an oppressed people) and claiming that Zionism is racism. I think the Green party tried to pass a motion claiming that? People demanding that Jews state opposition to the nation of Israel so they can be deemed "good Jews". And loads and loads of racist comments and stereotyping about Jews. Loads of it.

I see the light now. Someone purposely travelled to a predominantly Jewish area (one of very few in London) and walked the streets looking for people that looked recognisably Jewish... In a completely random and definitely not racist attack. Yes, it all makes sense! Can we start a Go Fund Me to raise legal fees for the poor knife man?

Racist, bot or racist bot.

You can criticise Israel without being antisemitic, just as you can discuss immigration without being racist. The problem is, a significant number of people appear to struggle with both these things.

And people who can absolutely spot the racists on ‘the other side’ are almost entirely blind to the ones in their own.

What makes you think the attacks in Golders Green probably weren’t motivated by antisemitism?

Given that the attacker travelled to a well known Jewish part of London and targeted two men wearing traditional Jewish clothing - just a coincidence?

While I agree with the rest of your post I don't agree with this paragraph:
Another example of why would be the Times, very vocal about how bad ZP is but also published a cartoon of him that is genuinely antisemitic. Noone accidentally caricatures a Jewish man with a nose like that.
I looked again at that cartoon today. It didn't strike me as being antisemitic. I am particularly sensitive to such cartoons as I am Jewish and have a rather prominent nose myself! It was Zack's dreadful teeth that drew my attention.