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Israel responded angrily when the UK’s Green Party voted to define Zionism as racism. The Israeli government accused the Greens of legitimizing terrorism, while British Jewish groups condemned the resolution. The Green Party, which received 6% of votes in recent elections, passed the motion with a margin of 1,022 to 813, reaffirming its stance against Israel’s actions and calling for an arms embargo.
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
On October 8th, Green Party members in Brighton voted to adopt a motion declaring Zionism as "racist," passing it with 1,022 votes to 813. The controversial policy, pushed by Greens for Palestine, equates Zionism—the movement advocating for a Jewish state—with racism and calls for the establishment of a single democratic Palestinian State encompassing all of historic Palestine, including Jerusalem as its capital. This decision came despite opposition from several senior party figures, including former leaders Caroline Lucas, Adrian Ramsay, and Carla Denyer, who warned it would alienate Jews in the party.
The motion, which defines Zionism as an ideology supporting "an ethnonationalist Jewish state," was met with alarm from Jewish groups like the Board of Deputies, Community Security Trust, and Jewish Leadership Council. These organizations issued a letter to Green Party leaders expressing concerns over potential antisemitic implications for British Jews and the party's safety and welfare.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski missed the vote due to campaigning in a by-election but stated that the debate was deeply felt among members. The party asserts its commitment to anti-racism, equality, justice, and human rights for all while opposing illegal occupation of Palestinian land and advocating an end to arms sales to Israel.
Despite this assertion, critics argue the policy could make it impossible for practicing Jews or members of synagogues across Britain who consider themselves Zionist to join the party. The vote also saw amendments aimed at protecting Jewish members from disciplinary action based on their affiliations with community institutions rejected. Overall, the decision has deepened divisions within the Green Party and raised concerns about its electoral viability and inclusivity.
Written for “Green Party Zionism Policy Controversy” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 32 other(s) covering the same event.
Israel has reacted with anger after the United Kingdom’s Green Party voted to define Zionism as a form of racism.
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Party → react → racism
Israel, as well as British Jewish groups, lashed out on Sunday following the vote by the small political party.
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Israel → lash → party
The Israeli government declared that it now views the left-leaning Greens as giving “legitimacy to terrorism”.
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it → declare → terrorism
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Smotrich calls for ‘war’ in West Bank:
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The Green Party, which received 6 percent of the vote in the UK’s national elections in 2024, said it regarded Zionism as “an ethnonationalist political project” and repeated its call for Britain’s Labour government to end all arms trade with Israel.
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government → receive → Israel
In a swift response, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the policy went “far beyond the boundaries of legitimate political debate” and called on other British political parties to condemn the resolution.
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policy → say → resolution
“The Greens have adopted not only the green of Hamas, but also its ideology: the elimination of the State of Israel through armed struggle,” the ministry wrote on social media.
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ministry → adopt → media
Israeli President Isaac Herzog labelled the move “a disgrace and a shame”.
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Herzog → label → move
Writing on social media, he said: “Those who claim the antisemitic lie that ‘Zionism is racism’ deliberately endanger Jews and Israelis everywhere.”
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Zionism → write → Jews
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said it is “not Zionism that’s racism, it is the Green Party”.
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it → say → ?
The Movement for Progressive Judaism, a British group, said: “The Green Party has made antisemitism party policy and become a racist party”.
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Party → say → policy
It added that the support of some Jews for the motion did not mean it would not be used to discriminate against others.
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it → add → others
During the vote, the Green Party also reaffirmed its “commitment to Palestinian liberation, the right of return, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), and a full arms embargo against Israel”.
It also reiterated support for “the establishment of a single democratic state throughout historic Palestine”, the party said in a statement.
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party → reaffirm → statement
The motion was backed by a majority of 1,022 to 813.
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motion → back → 813
Party leader Zack Polanski, who is running for Parliament in former Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s London constituency, did not vote.
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who → run → constituency
In an interview with UK media outlet Sky News, the Greens’ co-deputy leader Mothin Ali said that the heavy casualty toll during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and its ongoing attacks were the context for the vote.
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toll → say → vote
The Green Party has five sitting members in the UK’s 650-seat parliament.
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Party → have → parliament
Following the passage of the resolution, Polanski and other Green Party members said in a joint statement they would “continue to stand in opposition to genocide, ethnic cleansing, apartheid and the illegal occupation” and “call out the heinous crimes of the Netanyahu government”.
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they → follow → government
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