A Green Party election candidate is caught up in an antisemitism storm over social media posts slamming “Jew lovers” and alleging that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad is behind the Islamic State. The Mailhas the story.
Joe Belcher, who is standing in the Aldridge-Brownhills seat in the West Midlands, also denied a controversial mural showing “hooked-nosed Jewish bankers” playing monopoly off the backs of the poor was “antisemitic”.
Mr. Belcher, the treasurer of the local party branch in Walsall, shared a link to an article by “the real Syrian Free Press” – a pro-Assad website – suggesting ISIS was run by “Simon Elliott, a Mossad agent”.
He also posted other links to pages about “Rothschild bankers” and shared a link to a video by controversialist David Icke, suggesting Jeremy Corbyn might be a “savior [who is] going to turn the country around to a more fair and just society” before he became leader of the Labour Party.
The Green Party told MailOnline that “allegations of antisemitism will always be carefully considered using our robust internal disciplinary procedures”.
But a spokesman declined to say whether Mr. Belcher was facing disciplinary proceedings after we presented him with our dossier. …
He is the latest party candidate to express extreme views. …
Last week, a controversial Green Party councillor who shouted “Allahu Akbar” after being elected to a city council repeated the declaration of faith, boasting it had made him “infamous”.
Mothin Ali, who has previously claimed Hamas “had a right to fight back” against Israel, claimed he was being made a “scapegoat” to distract from “war crimes” being committed in Gaza. …
Amid fears of a rise in sectarian politics fuelled by the crisis in the Middle East, former Labour Cabinet minister Lord Mandelson accused the Greens of becoming a “dustbin” for “disgruntled hard-leftists”.
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Can’t join you in person but here’s wishing you a splendid evening.
I subscribed to Comedy Unleashed YouTube channel when Dominic Frisbee put up a couple of vids but they haven’t done anything there for 6 months.
Let’s hope we can join the fun online there.
Stand in the Park Sundays from 10am – make friends & keep sane Wokingham – Howard Palmer Gardens Wokingham RG40 2HD Bracknell South Hill Park, Rear Lawn, Bracknell RG12 7PA (Also Wednesdays from 2pm) JOIN Telegramhttp://t.me/astandintheparkbracknell
I’ll certainly need the “numerous breaks” but not to fill my glass sadly.
annepassman
3 years ago
I cannot join you,1) because I have to have a covid test before an NHS procedure ( Save the NHS, get the jab, blah, blah, blah) and 2) because it’s a bit far from South Devon to come for a show, but I would love to be there. To those who DO manage to go – have a great time
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Can’t join you
in person but 
here’s wishing 
you a splendid evening. 
I subscribed to Comedy Unleashed YouTube channel when Dominic Frisbee put up a couple of vids
but they haven’t done anything there for 6 months.
online there. 
Let’s hope we can join the fun
Comedy Unleashed is where I first witnessed Tania during lockdown 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcuHGn8Y7wA
If she has new material, then for sure I’ll try and vector in…
Brilliant we need a good Laugh
Stand in the Park Sundays from 10am – make friends & keep sane
Wokingham – Howard Palmer Gardens Wokingham RG40 2HD
Bracknell South Hill Park, Rear Lawn, Bracknell RG12 7PA (Also Wednesdays from 2pm)
JOIN Telegram http://t.me/astandintheparkbracknell
Good post, should be more like this.
I’ll come when Andrew Lawrence is one of the performers.
When are the Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast shows going to be?
Could do with a show in Northern England too. Getting to London is either extortionately expensive by train, or takes hours by coach.
Don’t forget Thurso, Inverness and Kirkwall, please.
St Ives and Totnes even though they are full of aging hippy Lockdown maniacs.
Shame Andrew Lawrence is not on the list
Good strategy for a pundemic.
I’ll certainly need the “numerous breaks” but not to fill my glass sadly.
I cannot join you,1) because I have to have a covid test before an NHS procedure ( Save the NHS, get the jab, blah, blah, blah) and 2) because it’s a bit far from South Devon to come for a show, but I would love to be there. To those who DO manage to go – have a great time