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Green Party candidate labels Jewish people 'cockroaches' in vile post.

A Green Party candidate posted the vile slur on their social media.

By Richard Ashmore, Senior News Reporter

12:21, Sat, May 2, 2026 Updated: 12:29, Sat, May 2, 2026

Raja Ateeq posted on social media that Jewish people were (Image: Facebook)A Green Party candidate posted on social media referring to "Jewish cockroaches" in an unhinged rant about Gaza. Raja Ateeq, who is standing in the Rushall-Shelfield ward in Walsall, posted a Pro-Palestine message in December 2023 comparing people of the Jewish faith to the insect. Express.