Green deputy leader Ali tells suspended candidates to bring in lawyers

Green party deputy leader Mothin Ali has allegedly advised suspended election candidates to bring in lawyers against the party. Multiple members were suspended over alleged historical antisemitic comments.

Factional splits in the Green Party

The Green’s admin machine has started capitulating to ‘antisemitism’ smears as the Israel lobby tries to take out pro-Palestine candidates and bring the party to heel. Several candidates and members have been suspended, including anti-Zionist Jews.

The comments were made at a private meeting held by Greens for Palestine. However, the discussion was secretly recorded and leaked to the Murdoch press, a tactic used repeatedly by supporters of Israel. Ali also allegedly spoke of the need to “put the party on notice,” and launch a class action lawsuit — fearing more suspensions to come.

The recording claims to show Ali telling suspended candidates to get “serious legal advice.” In addition, Ali allegedly warns that the party will not simply roll over and accept the suspension.

Same script, different party

In comments evocative of Labour’s surrender to the ‘Labour antisemitism’ scam, Ali said the national party is bypassing its usual disciplinary process to “fast track” suspensions.

He added that party functionaries are copying the disastrous attitude that saw Labour crumble:

Their attitude at the moment is that if 500 members get upset, it’s not a big deal compared to 226,000. It’s that same Labour attitude of ‘you’ve got nowhere else to go.

What we need to do is we need to get some serious legal advice. We need to make sure that we are putting the party on notice straight away, and we need to start with some class action. Because it won’t be the end. They’re coming after more and more people.

The suspensions have come in response to a shameless smear campaign by Keir Starmer’s front bench. That group plainly fears a wipe-out to the Greens and is trying to nobble the party’s candidates.

The Greens’ Jewish party leader has tended to far to treat the smear campaign with the contempt it deserves, but his party’s admin has failed to follow suit. Instead of slapping down Labour’s tactics and calling out the desperation behind it, they have so far given in. That must stop, before the damage to the Greens and their surging electoral popularity is irreversible.

Featured image via Mothin Ali/Facebook

By Skwawkbox

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