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At the U.K. Green party’s annual conference on Sunday, members voted to equate Zionism with racism, with 1,022 votes for and 813 against. This decision faces strong criticism from three British Jewish organizations, the Labour Party, and Israel’s government. The motion calls for treating Zionism as a form of racism and supports a single Palestinian state in historic Palestine. Zack Polanski, the party leader, acknowledged internal debate but did not attend the vote himself.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
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Story summary
Green Party members adopted a motion equating Zionism with racism at the party's annual conference in Brighton. The motion passed by 1,022 votes to 813 and defines Zionism as an ideology supporting "an ethnonationalist Jewish state." It also calls for the establishment of a single democratic Palestinian State with equal rights for all citizens.
Deputy leaders were divided on the issue: Mothin Ali supported it, while Rachel Millward described its wording as problematic. The motion has caused significant internal division within the party and was criticized by some Jewish groups, including the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council. Party leader Zack Polanski missed the vote to campaign in Holborn and St Pancras.
Supporters argue that Zionism inherently dehumanizes Palestinians and calls for an end to arms sales to Israel's government. Critics warn the policy could alienate many Jewish members, making it impossible for them to join or remain in the party if they affiliate with synagogues that consider themselves Zionist.
Despite concerns, the Green Party maintains it remains committed to opposing racism in all its forms and will protect Jewish members. The new stance emphasizes calling out Zionism as racism but does not impose disciplinary measures against those who support it within the party.
Written for “Green Party Zionism Policy Controversy” on 2026-10-05,
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The U.K.’s left-wing Green party voted Sunday to define Zionism as racism at the party’s annual conference, drawing sharp backlash from three British Jewish groups, the ruling Labour Party and Israel’s government.
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Members of the Green party, which has five MPs in Britain’s 650-seat parliament and which enjoyed a boost in recent local and special elections, backed the motion at the party’s conference, with 1,022 votes in favour and 813 against.
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According to the motion, Zionism would be “treated as any other form of racism” and the party supports the establishment of a “single democratic Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine.”
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“This has been a serious and deeply felt debate within our membership,” a Green spokesperson said.
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The Greens have enjoyed a surge in popularity under the charismatic leadership of Zack Polanski, attracting voters dissatisfied with the centre-left Labour government’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war.
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Greens → enjoy → war
However, Polanski’s popularity has taken a hit in recent months, polls show, following several missteps.
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“This motion would make the Green Party the first electorally significant U.K. political party in living memory to adopt what appears to be an overtly antisemitic political platform,” three Jewish community groups said in a letter to the party ahead of the vote.
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“We also emphasized the implications for the safety and welfare of all British Jews,” the heads of the Board of Deputies, Community Security Trust and Jewish Leadership Council warned.
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Israel’s anger
Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, called the Green party’s decision “a disgrace.”
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“Zionism is the national liberation movement of the Jewish people, and it forms the basis for the Jewish people’s right to a state and a national home in the Land of Israel,” Herzog said on X.
Bridget Phillipson, chair of the ruling Labour Party and Minister for Women and Equalities, also condemned the Green Party’s conference decision.
“It is shameful to vote against a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and to condemn the vast majority of British Jews and Jews around the world as racist for supporting Israel’s right to exist,” she said in a party statement.
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The motion laid bare divisions in the party, with Polanski — who is currently running to become an MP in former prime minister Keir Starmer’s London constituency — skipping the vote.
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Despite at least three out of five Green MPs opposing the motion, Polanski said earlier this week that the “displacement and genocide of the Palestinian people” was “clearly racism.”
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United Nations investigators have accused Israel of committing “genocide” in the war in Gaza, a finding that Israel has rejected.
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