Zionists are ‘trying to control the world,’ declares Bournemouth Green candidate

At other rallies she has claimed that “Zionists” are “trying to control the world” and she has been filmed declaring that Israel “sucks the blood of [Palestinian] children”.

The leadership of the Bolshevik regime, which followed the Russian Revolution and later became the Soviet Union, was ideologically opposed to Zionism, the nationalist movement founded in the late 19th century that focused on establishing a Jewish homeland. Even the Jewish revolutionaries amongst them, including Leon Trotsky and Grigory Zinoviev, were opposed to Zionism.

The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party, which may be the “committee” that Shahin referred to, never had as many as 500 members, and only a small minority were Jewish.

The Palestine Solidarity Movement, with Shahin at its helm, drew controversy in February 2024 when up to 80 of its supporters descended on the home of Tobias Ellwood, who was then the MP for Bournemouth East, accusing him of supporting “genocide”. It is not known if Shahin attended that protest.

Individuals who gathered outside the MPs home branded Ellwood a “war criminal” and chanted: “Tobias Ellwood, you can’t hide, you signed up for genocide”.

Several Green Party candidates and prospective candidates have come under scrutiny in recent weeks, with different individuals blaming 9/11 on “Zionists”, ranting about the “chosen people,” and the labelling the Golders Green Hatzola ambulance arson attack a “false flag” operation.

Shahin was approached for comment.

A Green Party spokesperson said: “Where there are examples brought to our attention that do not fit in with the views of the Green Party, we are looking into them.”