The Green Party is under mounting pressure to confront allegations of antisemitism within its ranks following revelations of inflammatory messages exchanged by activists, with senior political figures demanding immediate action.
Campaign Against Antisemitism has confirmed its lawyers are examining remarks made by members of Greens for Palestine, a left-wing faction within the party, which the organisation described as “straight out of Nazi Germany.”
Conservative Party chairman Kevin Hollinrake condemned the language as “utterly appalling,” stating: “The Greens appear to be drifting into a pattern of tolerating anti-Semitism, failing to confront even the most blatant expressions of hatred.”
The controversy centres on leaked WhatsApp exchanges in which activists made a series of contentious statements. One member defended referring to demonstrators in Golders Green as Jews rather than Zionists, writing: “They were Jews and we shouldn’t be afraid to say it. They were Jewish supremacists.”
The same individual continued: “Enough of being scared of hurting their feelings while they murder, bomb and starve children,” before describing the group as “an abomination to this planet.”
Separate messages saw activists suggest the arson attack on Jewish community-led ambulances in Golders Green may have been a “false flag” operation potentially carried out by Jewish people themselves. The incident targeted four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity in north London.
Tope Olawoyin, standing as a Green council candidate in Havering at the 7 May local elections, shared social media posts claiming there was “proof that the Golders Green ambulance attack was an inside job.” The 47-year-old also reposted content describing the arson as “a monumental disaster” staged as a false flag.
After two British nationals were arrested in connection with the incident, Ms Olawoyin wrote: “I can say with almost absolute certainty that the men arrested are white, probably even Jewish, because we all know for a fact that if they weren’t their names and pictures would be EVERYWHERE.”
A spokesman for Campaign Against Antisemitism stated: “The real question is whether the Green Party is going to do anything about people who believe Jews are an abomination, and about the factions that include them and the motions that they propose. Doing nothing will be the real abomination.”
Labour peer Lord Katz described the evidence as “deeply troubling” and called on party leadership to address the matter directly.
Greens for Palestine denied members had described Jews as an abomination, insisting the comment “was explicitly in relation to Zionists, not Jews.”
The revelations come despite party officials sending activists a briefing document last month warning members to avoid posting antisemitic remarks online, which stated: “Our cause is a righteous one – we are the good guys.”
