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Police Arrest Two Green Candidates Over Antisemitic Posts

5/1/2026

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Metropolitan Police opened an investigation after antisemitic material posted by two Green Party candidates was reported on 21 April.
Police arrested Saiqa Ali and Sabine Mairey in England on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred.
Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward said the party suspended a candidate and is conducting a disciplinary process.
Saiqa Ali posted images linking Israel to the Holocaust and 9/11 and later apologized, rejecting antisemitism.

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Metropolitan Police opened an investigation after antisemitic material posted by two Green Party candidates was reported on 21 April.
Police arrested Saiqa Ali and Sabine Mairey in England on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred.
Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward said the party suspended a candidate and is conducting a disciplinary process.
Saiqa Ali posted images linking Israel to the Holocaust and 9/11 and later apologized, rejecting antisemitism.