Board of Deputies of British Jews declares Greens to be racist party

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The Board of Deputies of British Jews declared the Green Party of England and Wales a racist organization after the party adopted a policy stating "Zionism is racism" at its recent conference. The declaration was made following a vote held by the Jewish body, which called on other political parties to avoid coalition deals with the Greens unless they reject this controversial stance. In response, the Green Party maintains it does not discriminate based on Zionist views and continues to push for stronger sanctions against Israel over actions in Gaza.
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On October 25, 2026, the Board of Deputies of British Jews declared the Green Party of England and Wales a racist organization. This decision came in response to a recent policy motion passed at the Green Party's conference, which described Zionism as racism. The vote was overwhelmingly in favor, with 118 votes supporting the motion and only one opposing it.

Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies, stated that by adopting an antisemitic platform, the Greens have become a racist party. However, a spokesman for the Green Party rejected this characterization, insisting that their party does not discriminate against individuals who hold Zionist views. The Greens also emphasized their commitment to speaking out against actions in Gaza and pushing for stronger sanctions against the Israeli government.

The Board of Deputies urged other political parties to refrain from forming coalition deals with the Greens unless they explicitly reject this policy, arguing that such deals would be a failure to address antisemitism seriously. Israel has consistently denied committing genocide in Gaza, which remains a contentious issue internationally.

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🔮 A spokesman for the Greens insisted the party does not discriminate against people who hold Zionist views and said it rejected the Board of Deputies' "characterisation of this motion and our party". They added the decision "will not stop us from speaking out against the genocide in Gaza and pushing for stronger sanctions against the Israeli government and its leaders".
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A spokesman for the Greens insisted the party does not discriminate against people who hold Zionist views and said it rejected the Board of Deputies' "characterisation of this motion and our party". They added the decision "will not stop us from speaking out against the genocide in Gaza and pushing for stronger sanctions against the Israeli government and its leaders".
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🔮 A spokesman for the Greens insisted the party does not discriminate against people who hold Zionist views and said it rejected the Board of Deputies' "characterisation of this motion and our party". They added the decision "will not stop us from speaking out against the genocide in Gaza and pushing for stronger sanctions against the Israeli government and its leaders".
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Board of Deputies of British Jews declares Greens to be racist party · assertive framing

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- Published The Green Party of England and Wales has been declared a racist organisation by the Board of Deputies of British Jews. asserted
Party → publish → Jews
The Jewish body, which is the largest in the UK, was responding to the "Zionism is racism" policy motion passed at the Green Party's conference earlier this month. asserted
Zionism → respond → conference
Board of Deputies president Phil Rosenberg said a vote passed by 118 votes to one to declare that the Greens had, "by adopting an antisemitic platform, become a racist party". asserted
Greens → say → platform
A spokesman for the Greens insisted the party does not discriminate against people who hold Zionist views and said it rejected the Board of Deputies' "characterisation of this motion and our party". They added the decision "will not stop us from speaking out against the genocide in Gaza and pushing for stronger sanctions against the Israeli government and its leaders". asserted
decision → insist → government
Israel has repeatedly denied its actions in Gaza amount to genocide. asserted
actions → deny → genocide
The motion passed by the Board of Deputies, external urged other parties not to do deals with the Greens unless they rejected the policy. asserted
they → pass → policy
Forming coalition deals with Greens at local or national level would be "failing to take antisemitism with the requisite seriousness", it said, unless the party's local leadership have rejected the policy and committed to overturn it. asserted
leadership → form → it
Labour has already issued an ultimatum to local Green groups it is currently in coalition with, telling them to disown the motion or lose the party's support. asserted
it → issue → support
Rosenberg said: "By adopting an antisemitic platform, the Green Party of England and Wales has become a racist party. asserted
Party → say → England
We will treat it accordingly. asserted
We → treat → it
"No political party has the right to tell Jews that a central part of our identity, rooted in thousands of years of history, faith and peoplehood, is racist. asserted
part → have → history
"The Green Party's policy brands much of our community, including our synagogues and communal organisations, with that slur. asserted
policy → brand → slur
It gives prejudice against Jews a political licence. asserted
It → give → licence
The Green Party's leadership must now take responsibility for reversing this policy and confronting the antisemitism it has legitimised." asserted
it → take → antisemitism
The motion backed by Green members at its party conference earlier this month said Zionism was an ideology supporting "an ethnonationalist Jewish state in historic Palestine to the exclusion and/ or domination of the non-Jewish population". asserted
Zionism → back → population
It was criticised by Jewish groups, as well as four Green MPs and two former leaders, and opposition political parties. asserted
It → criticise → groups
Responding when the Green motion was passed, the Board of Deputies and Jewish Leadership Council said in a joint statement that "Zionism is anti-racism, creating a refuge for Jews in their ancient homeland after millennia of persecution outside it". asserted
Zionism → respond → it
Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, did not take part in the vote on the motion as he left the conference early to campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election which was held days later. asserted
which → take → election
He has since told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that, while he would like to make amendments, he would not overturn the motion, which would be party policy until 2028. asserted
which → tell → 2028
It'll be delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. asserted
It → deliver → inbox
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