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The Green Party adopted a policy declaring Zionism as racism at its conference, despite opposition from Jewish leaders who view it as antisemitic. The party’s leader, Mr Polanski, did not participate in the vote and left to campaign elsewhere. This move has caused internal divisions within the party, with four out of five MPs publicly rejecting the motion.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Green party members voted to adopt a policy equating Zionism with racism at the party's annual conference in Brighton. The motion passed by 1,022 votes to 813 and declares the Greens an "anti-Zionist party." It also supports establishing a single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital.
The policy defines Zionism as an ideology supporting an ethnonationalist Jewish State and argues that it privileges one ethnic group, inherently making it racist. The motion has drawn criticism from some Jewish groups, including the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council, who warned about implications for the safety and welfare of British Jews.
Party leader Zack Polanski missed the vote to campaign in Holborn and St Pancras, where he is standing in a parliamentary by-election. Several senior figures within the party, like former leaders Sian Berry, Adrian Ramsay, and Carla Denyer, were critical of the proposal.
Supporters of the motion argue it aims to highlight racism inherent in Zionism but does not imply disciplinary action against Jewish members or those attending synagogues that consider themselves Zionist. However, critics worry this could discourage practicing Jews from joining the party.
The Green Party's stance on supporting a single Palestinian state and equating Zionism with racism has divided senior figures within the party, such as deputy leaders Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward. The policy remains official for the Greens in England and Wales despite amendments to ensure it does not pressure or discipline members based on their affiliation with Jewish institutions being rejected.
Written for “Green Party Zionism Policy Controversy” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 17 other(s) covering the same event.
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Mr Polanski did not take part in the vote on the “Zionism is racism” motion, having left the party conference after his speech on Friday to campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
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Zionism → take → election
It declares the Greens to be an “anti-Zionist party” and sets into its policy that Zionism, the movement to develop and protect a Jewish state in Israel, will be “treated as any other form of racism”.
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Zionism → declare → racism
It also supports the establishment of a “single democratic Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital”.
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It → support → capital
A Green Party spokesperson said: “This has been a serious and deeply felt debate within our membership.
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This → say → membership
Our members value the ability to bring forward and decide party policy, and conference has now made its decision.
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conference → value → decision
“The Green Party is an anti-racist party and has consistently opposed the illegal occupation of both Palestinian and Syrian land, called for an end to arms sales to the Israeli government and spoken out fearlessly about the devastating situation in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Party → oppose → Gaza
“Those positions remain central to our approach.
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positions → remain → approach
So too does our deeply-held commitment to equality, justice and human rights for all, and opposition to racism in all its forms.
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commitment → do → forms
The members voted against adding a clause to make clear the motion should not be used to “pressure, proscribe or discipline” party members for their affiliation to synagogues or other Jewish groups that describe themselves as Zionist.
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that → vote → Zionist
Jewish leaders said the failure of the Green Party leadership to oppose the move “shows a staggering indifference to the welfare of British Jews”.
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failure → say → Jews
The chief executives of the Board of Deputies, Community Security Trust and Jewish Leadership Council wrote a letter to Green Party leaders ahead of the conference airing their concerns and referring back to a warning they issued over the motion earlier this year.
“We also emphasised the implications for the safety and welfare of all British Jews, and our belief that this motion would make the Green Party the first electorally significant UK political party in living memory to adopt what appears to be an overtly antisemitic political platform,” they said.
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they → write → memory
The vote has exposed divisions within the party as four of its five MPs – Ellie Chowns, Sian Berry and ex-leaders Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer – came out to publicly reject the motion.
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four → expose → motion
Ms Chowns said in a social media post that she was concerned the motion “risks fuelling division and risks undermining the party’s ability to advocate effectively for justice and peace”.
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motion → say → justice
The position will become party policy but the Greens do not require all their politicians to back it.
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Greens → become → it
Party leader Mr Polanski is running to become an MP in Sir Keir Starmer’s former seat and the Greens had encouraged members to leave Brighton to support his campaign in London.
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Greens → run → London
Mr Polanski said he believes that the “displacement and genocide of the Palestinian people” is “clearly racism” in an interview with the BBC earlier this week.
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displacement → say → BBC
But he said he wanted an amendment to call for one Palestinian state in the motion, “because what I want to see is equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians”.
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want → say → Israelis
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