Green Activist Behind Anti-Zionism Motion Was ‘Close Friend’ of Heathrow Terrorist
The backlash grew after court records linked the motion’s lead proposer to a jailed Al Qaeda supporter, prompting a resignation and fresh scrutiny of the party.
- On Sunday, Green Party members in Brighton passed a motion declaring "Zionism is racism" by 1,022 votes to 813, but the party now faces backlash after court records revealed the motion's author, Lubna Speitan, is a "close friend" of convicted al-Qaeda terrorist Minh Quang Pham.
- US court documents from 2015 identified Speitan as a "close friend" of Pham, a British citizen jailed for 44 years for plotting a suicide bombing at Heathrow Airport targeting passengers from Israel and the United States.
- Describing Pham as a "peace-loving person with cognitive limitations," Speitan offered to testify in his 2015 defense and told The Telegraph this week she still regards him as a "close friend" targeted by "the system."
- Wales Green Party deputy leader Phil Davies resigned on Tuesday, calling the motion "imperialistic and idiotic," while a Green Party spokesperson said the party has "internal processes" to investigate members whose views conflict with its values.
- Israel barred Green Party leader Zack Polanski from entering the country, and critics argue the policy institutionalizes discrimination against Jewish members, exposing divisions that prompted several senior Green figures to oppose the controversial motion.
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Author of UK Green Party's 'Zionism is racism' motion is 'close friend' to al-Qaeda terrorist
A Green Party spokesperson told British media that “Lubna Speitan holds no party positions other than being a member.” adding that the party has "internal processes to investigate" allegations.
Green Party Anti-Zionist Motion Initiated By Activist Who Remains Close To Al-Qaeda Terrorist
LONDON (VINnews) — A British-Palestinian artist who helped draft and promote the controversial motion that led Britain’s Green Party to formally adopt an anti-Zionist position remains a close friend of an al-Qaeda terrorist who was convicted of plotting a suicide attack at London’s Heathrow Airport, according to a report published by The Telegraph. Lubna Speitan, […]
UK Green Party activist behind 'Zionism is Racism' vote has ties to Al Qaeda terrorist
Far-left British activist who spearheaded 'Zionism is Racism' motion in the Green Party offered to testify on behalf of an Al Qaeda terrorist who planned a suicide bombing at Heathrow Airport.
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