‘Zionism is racism’ motion passed by Green party at annual conference
- On Sunday, Green Party members voted 1,022 to 813 at the Brighton annual conference to formally define Zionism as a form of racism, making the Greens the first mainstream UK party to adopt such a policy.
- British-Palestinian activist Lubna Speitan proposed the motion, which calls for replacing Israel with a single democratic Palestinian state and defines Zionism as an ethnonationalist ideology affirming Palestinians' right to resistance.
- Senior figures including former leader Caroline Lucas and MP Adrian Ramsay opposed the measure, warning it could be 'divisive.' Green Party leader Zack Polanski skipped the vote while campaigning for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
- Israel's government condemned the decision, with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar barring Polanski from entering the country. Jewish community leaders warned the policy creates an antisemitic platform and threatens British Jews' welfare.
- While supporters argue the move 'shifts the paradigm' on Palestinian liberation, critics fear the decision isolates the party from mainstream politics. The Greens face intense scrutiny as the policy takes effect.
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Israel announced it has banned Zack Polanski, leader of the British Green Party, from entering the country after he adopted a motion titled "Zionism is racism," making it official party policy.
According to the motion, Zionism should be treated like any other form of racism and the party supports the creation of a single Palestinian democratic state on the entire historic Palestine.
Lib Dem MPs urge Greens to defect after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
Several senior Liberal Democrats have invited Green Party members to defect after the Greens’ conference voted for a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism. The motion passed on Sunday at the Greens’ conference in Brighton by 1,022 votes to 813, despite the opposition of senior Green figures such as Caroline Lucas and Adrian Ramsay. Zack […]
London, 5 Oct (EFE).- The leader of the British Green Party, Zack Polanski, is forbidden to enter Israel after his formation passed during his annual congress a motion declaring Zionism as a form of racism, the media reported this Monday.During the Green Congress held in Brighton, in the south [...] The entry The British Green leader will not be able to enter Israel after declaring Zionism as racism was first published in HolaNews.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry described the party's motion as a "clearly anti-Semitic text" that goes beyond "the boundaries of legitimate political debate."
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