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British Greens Spark Backlash By Equating Zionism With Racism

Published 6d ago · Latest report 2h ago

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The UK Green Party faces severe backlash after adopting a resolution that classifies Zionism as racist.

What's new · 6h agoThe party officially passed the contested resolution during Sunday's conference proceedings.

Members of the UK Green Party voted to approve a contentious resolution defining Zionism as a form of racism and supporting a single democratic Palestinian state. The decision, reached at the party conference in Brighton, has plunged the political organisation into internal turmoil and drew sharp condemnation from Israeli officials and Jewish groups. Outside the venue, rival demonstrations staged competing rallies while separated by police officers.

The controversial resolution passed by a margin of 1,022 votes to 813 among party members gathered in Brighton.
The Israeli government strongly denounced the outcome, stating that it now views the political party as an entity that validates terrorism.
British Jewish community organisations expressed deep concern and outrage over the newly adopted policy.
The motion was authored by British-Palestinian party member Lubna Speitan and also advocates for a unified Palestinian state.

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Daily ExpressZack Polanski banned from Israel after Green Party declares Zionism racist2h ago · open ↗

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By the numbers

1,022votes in favour

813votes against

5parliamentary seats

Timeline

Oct 2Green Party members prepared to debate and vote on the controversial conference motion.
Oct 3Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators held competing rallies outside the conference venue in Brighton.
Oct 4Party delegates officially voted to adopt the policy defining Zionism as a form of racism.

Why it matters

The decision marks a rare instance of a mainstream British political party adopting such a stance, highlighting deep divisions over the Middle East conflict within UK domestic politics.

What outlets agree on

Outlets agree that the Green Party conference in Brighton passed a motion defining Zionism as a form of racism and calling for a single Palestinian state, which immediately triggered fierce external criticism.

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GreensIsraeli–Palestinian conflictLubna SpeitanHuman rightsBrightonProtests

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40% of the sources are Left

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