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Green Party Zionism Policy

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Green Party Zionism Policy. (2026, October 7). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/51493

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The policy says Zionism, the movement for a Jewish state, should be “treated as any other form of racism”, and backs a single democratic Palestinian state across historic Palestine “with equal rights for all”.

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LONDON - The UK’s left-wing Green party on Oct 4 voted to define Zionism as racism at the party’s annual get-together, drawing sharp backlash from British Jewish groups and the Israeli government.

10 of 11 outletsfirst reported 2 Octwording from The Straits Times

Members of the Green Party of England and Wales endorsed the policy motion, which was put forward by a group of activists at the party's conference in Brighton, by 1,022 votes to 813.

7 of 11 outletsfirst reported 4 Octwording from BBC

Mr Polanski did not take part in the vote on the motion, having left the party conference after his speech on Friday to campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.

6 of 11 outletsfirst reported 2 Octwording from Evening Standard

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.

6 of 11 outletsfirst reported 4 Octwording from Evening Standard

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A Green Party spokesman said: 'This has been a serious and deeply felt debate within our membership.

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"The Greens have adopted not only the green of Hamas, but also its ideology: the elimination of the State of Israel through armed struggle," it said.

5 outlets

In a statement with Green MPs and his deputies, Mr Polanski said there is “no conflict between supporting the rights of Palestinians and the rights of Jewish people”.

5 outlets

Israel has banned Zack Polanski from entering the country after Green Party members voted to define Zionism as racist.

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Zack Polanski issues statement amid furious row over Green Party's 'Zionism is racism' policy Evening Standard

Greens meltdown over 'Zionism is racism' motion as ex-leader Caroline Lucas warns it will tell Jews they are 'not welcome' Daily Mail

How it changed

Expected · 2 OctThe motion, which is set to be debated on Sunday, states that Zionism 'will be treated as any other form of racism' by the party.
What happened · 4 OctThe policy says Zionism, the movement for a Jewish state, should be “treated as any other form of racism”, and backs a single democratic Palestinian state across historic Palestine “with equal rights for all”.
  1. 2 Oct

    Zionism is a movement for the creation of a country for Jewish people, which now supports the state of Israel.

    7 outlets · Daily Mail
  2. 4 Oct

    The UK’s left-wing Green Party on Sunday voted to define Zionism as racism at the party’s annual meeting, drawing sharp backlash from British Jewish groups and the Israeli government.

    10 outlets · South China Morning Post
  3. 5 Oct

    Chief rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis became the latest critic today, saying the motion was a 'threat to British Jews and to Britain'

    3 outlets · Daily Mail
  4. 6 Oct

    Yesterday, the head of the Jewish Greens Vivien Lichtenstein confirmed that she is considering leaving the party after Sunday’s vote.

    2 outlets · The Guardian

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