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At a UK Green Party conference in Brighton, the party voted to declare Zionism as racism and called for a single democratic Palestinian state, which would mean the end of Israel as a Jewish state. The motion passed with 1,022 votes to 813, while an amendment protecting members from discipline based on their affiliation with Jewish community institutions was rejected. Former deputy leader Shahrar Ali criticized this decision, stating it makes the party openly anti-Semitic and requires the "extinction of the state of Israel."
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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The far-left socialist group, which started as an environmentalist movement, backed the amendment 1,022 to 813 and voted down another amendment that would have protected members from discipline “based on affiliation with Jewish community institutions” during a party conference in Brighton, UK.
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that → start → Brighton
“[Zionism] privileges one ethnic group on the basis of the subjugation of others,” the motion declared.
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motion → privilege → others
“…This motion is aimed at the political ideology and practice of Zionism, as defined, and not at the religious or ethnic background of those who may identify as Zionists.”
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who → aim → Zionists
“Not all Jews are Zionists and not all Zionists are Jews,” it went on before adding: “Zionism, as defined above, will be treated as any other form of racism, and this motion will be implemented by the anti-racism policy working group as appropriate and in accordance with its ordinary practice.”
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motion → go → practice
The motion further called for the liberation of the Palestinian people and establishment of a “single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital.”
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motion → call → capital
The UK Green Party is much smaller than the Tories or the Labor Party, but still has four Members of Parliament and two members of the House of Lords.
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Party → have → Lords
That would mean the end of Israel as a Jewish state.
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That → mean → state
Zionism, which the motion acknowledged is the foundational ideology of Israel, is the belief that Jewish people have sovereignty over the historical homeland of Israel.
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people → acknowledge → Israel
Anti Israel groups have pointed to the treatment of the Palestinians in that region after many Jews returned.
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Jews → point → region
The motion had previously been slated for a vote in the spring, but it got snarled with delays.
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it → slat → delays
Jewish members of the UK Green Party splintered over the controversial motion.
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members → splinter → motion
Jewish members were given a designated safe room if they felt endangered during the meeting, according to the Daily Mail.
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they → give → Mail
The Green Party’s current leader, Zack Polanski, wasn’t present for the vote because of a campaign event he had related to next week’s by-election.
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he → relate → election
I am deeply ashamed and horrified at what the party has become,” former UK Green Party deputy leader Shahrar Ali bemoaned to the Daily Mail.
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Ali → horrify → Mail
“Making Zionism is Racism our official party policy has made us the first openly anti-Semitic party in the UK.
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us → make → UK
Regarding the provision about restoring “historic Palestine,” Ali warned that the “motion calling for the creation of a single state of Palestine requires the extinction of the state of Israel.”
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motion → regard → Israel
“We’re not talking about 1967 borders here as a baseline for a two-state solution but the total obliteration of the state of Israel as a political entity,” he added.
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he → talk → entity
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