European Parliament Report Exposes Antisemitism Within Green Parties
A comprehensive European Parliament report details 41 antisemitic incidents involving Green parties in Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands, demanding an official EU investigation.
A new report to be published in the coming days in the European Parliament highlights a series of severe antisemitic incidents within European Green parties, calling for an official investigation into the European Green Party's (EGP) compliance with European Union values, particularly equality, minority rights, and non-discrimination.
The 147-page report, submitted as a formal petition by 50 EU citizens, details 41 pieces of evidence collected from Green parties in Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands. These include statements by public officials, social media posts, party events, and the conduct of youth organizations.
Patterns of Antisemitism
The document focuses on recurring antisemitic patterns: attributing collective power and influence to Jews, comparing Israel or Israelis to Nazis, antisemitic imagery, the dehumanization of Jews and Israelis, justifying or legitimizing violence against them, and failing to remove antisemitic user comments from political pages controlled by public officials.
The authors repeatedly emphasize that criticism of Israeli policy or Zionism is not inherently antisemitic; the key distinction is whether the expression turns Jews as a group into a target of collective guilt, demonization, or antisemitic stereotypes.
Cases in Sweden and Germany
In Sweden, the report highlights past statements by Birgitta Hansen of the Green Party in Skarpnäck, who claimed that world public opinion swallows propaganda because Jews wield significant influence in large corporations and the US government. Other cases involve Swedish Green officials promoting collective responsibility for a "new Holocaust" and endorsing false claims regarding organ harvesting.
In Germany, the report focuses on social media interactions on politicians' pages, noting comments that attribute control, manipulation, or collective responsibility to Jews, alongside comparisons of Israelis to "new Nazis." Additional focus is placed on controversies surrounding the documenta exhibition in Kassel.
Dutch Parties and Youth Wings
In the Netherlands, the report examines GroenLinks and its youth organization, DWARS. It documents participation in protests featuring anti-Israel slogans and compares the normalization of armed groups to the challenges European democracies face in policing extremist rhetoric.
The authors demand that the European Parliament compel leaders of the European Green Party to address the 41 documented cases, warning that systemic inaction violates EU founding principles.
