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‘Zionism is racism’ motion passed by Green party at annual conference
Members approved the motion by 1,022 votes to 813, making anti-Zionism official party policy and deepening divisions with senior figures and Jewish members.
- The Green Party is set to debate a controversial motion titled 'Zionism is Racism' at its annual conference in Brighton this weekend, just days before the October 8 Holborn byelection.
- If approved, the declaration that Zionism is racism would form official Green Party policy, calling on the party to state it is anti-Zionist and support a single, democratic Palestinian state.
- Former leader Caroline Lucas branded the motion 'divisive' and said she would not support it, while co-leader Adrian Ramsay warned the move is 'not helpful' ahead of electoral contests.
- British-Palestinian activist Lubna Speitan argued the motion is necessary to challenge the establishment and 'shift the paradigm,' while Ashok Kumar told Novara Media 'it's the right position.'
- Facing an 11,000 Labour majority, Green leader Zack Polanski navigates these internal tensions as some members fear the abstract debate could harm electoral chances without improving Palestinians' lives.
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The Green Party in the UK voted Sunday for the classification of Zionism as a form of racism, attracting criticism from the British Jews and the Israeli government, who said that the party now regards it as "an organization that confers legitimacy on terrorism," Reuters reports.
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Britain’s Green Party votes to class Zionism as a form of racism - Regional Media News
By David Milliken LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Green Party voted on Sunday to class Zionism as a form of racism, drawing criticism from British Jews and from the Israeli government which said it now viewed the party as "a body that gives legitimacy [...]
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