Israel Bars UK Green Leader After Vote to Define Zionism as Racism
Delegates approved the measure by 1,022 votes to 813, and Israel said it would bar Green Party leader Zack Polanski from entering the country.
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Israel bars UK Green leader after vote to define Zionism as racism
UK Jewish groups say the motion stokes hatred after a string of attacks on their community, while the government and other parties have condemned a policy that even at least three out of five Green MPs opposed.
Exclusive: Greens Say They Will Not Be 'Bullied' After Israel Bans Zack Polanski
Green Party leader Zack Polanski.The Green Party says it will not be “bullied” by the Israeli government after Zack Polanski was banned from entering the country.It comes after the Greens’ annual conference voted on Sunday to back a motion stating “Zionism is racism”.Zionism is the belief that Jewish people should have their own state.Critics of the motion said it risked sending out a message that Jews are not welcome in the Greens.Polanski hims…
Israel's Foreign Ministry has banned Zack Polanski from entering the country on the grounds that the motion is a "clearly anti-Semitic text" that transcends "the limits of legitimate political debate" and supposes "a stain on British history" Read
Party members declared Zionism a form of racism. Polanski did not participate in the vote, but had previously supported the motion.
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