A Green Party local election candidate has been arrested on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred over alleged antisemitic social media posts. The Metropolitan Police detained two women, one confirmed as a party candidate, on Thursday morning under the Public Order Act 1986.
The posts, seen by The Telegraph, are alleged to have included comments such as “ramming a synagogue isn’t antisemitism, it’s revenge.” A now-deleted post also claimed the government was overrepresented with “Zionist Jews”, and another allegedly depicted a serpent marked with the Star of David choking the world.
The Met Police said the arrests followed an investigation launched after concerns were reported on 21 April. The two women, aged 57 and 54, remain in custody. A Green Party spokesperson declined to comment, stating it is now a police matter.
The arrests came hours after two Jewish men were stabbed in an alleged terror attack in Golders Green, northwest London. The incident has prompted calls for urgent action and accusations that the government has not done enough to tackle antisemitism.
The government announced an additional £25m to increase security for Jewish communities, bringing total funding this year to £58m. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, heckled during a visit to Golders Green, said in a national address that antisemitism is an “old, old hatred” and called on Britons to take action against it.
