Mick Hartley

We’ve met some of the Green Party candidates recently, proudly parading their antisemitism. Yes, they’ve come in for some criticism, but not to worry: they now have a support group. From the JC:

The Green Party has set up a “support group” for election candidates who say they have been targeted by media “smears”, including allegations of antisemitism, following a wave of reports highlighting controversial comments about Israel and Jewish people.

In recent weeks, reports have emerged that some Green candidates have blamed 9/11 on “Zionists,” ranted about the “chosen people,” labelled the Hatzola ambulance attack a “false flag” – and blamed Israel for it.

Messages shared in a “Greens for Palestine” WhatsApp group on Monday show a coordinated offer of support for those affected by coverage of these offensive messages that they have shared.

Tariq Khawaja, a member of the “Greens 4 Palestine” steering group, told candidates they would receive “all support they need” in response to what he said was a “coordinated smear campaign” by “legacy media” against Green candidates ahead of May’s local elections.

In a message to the group, first reported by the Telegraph, Khawaja – who previously encouraged people to join the Green Party and vote on a motion naming “Zionism is racism” – said an “emergency response” had been established, including a support network and efforts to phone up candidates and assist them in “combat[ing] smears”.

The party’s deputy leader, Mothin Ali, also voiced support for those facing scrutiny.

In a message to the group, he said “know you are not alone,” adding that those “attacked in the media” were making “the right type of noise” and “put[ting] fear into the heart of the establishment”.

Ah yes – deputy leader Mothin Ali:

Ali once targeted an Israeli rabbi in Leeds, whom he claimed “went from Leeds to Israel to kill children and women” after discovering that he was an IDF reservist. Rabbi Zecharia Deutsch was forced to flee the country with his family after a campaign of hate against him. 

While the synagogue attacks accelerate…