I won't accept exclusion within Green Party, says Polanski after criticism of Zionism motion
Members passed the motion by 1,022 votes to 813, deepening divisions in the party and prompting complaints to the equality watchdog and Sussex Police.
- At the Brighton conference on Sunday, Green Party of England and Wales members passed a motion 1,022 to 813 declaring Zionism a form of racism and supporting a single democratic Palestinian state in historic Palestine.
- Party leader Zack Polanski did not participate in the vote, having left conference early to campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, though he later stated the Greens "will not accept any exclusion" based on religious or communal background.
- Israel's foreign ministry banned Polanski from entering the country in retaliation, while Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis condemned the motion as "poisonous antisemitism" and a "threat to British Jews and to Britain."
- Nine Labour MPs referred the party to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Monday, citing "serious questions" about whether Jewish members can participate freely and equally in the organization.
- The European Green Party stated on Monday it would "unequivocally distance" itself from the resolution while reaffirming support for a two-state solution, as the GPEW is a member party of the EGP.
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Greens will ‘not accept any exclusion’ of people based on religion – Polanski
A motion passed by the conference labelling Zionism as racism has been condemned as ‘poisonous antisemitism’ by chief rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis.
European Greens to ‘demand clarity’ from Zack Polanski over ‘Zionism is racism’ motion
The European Green Party (EGP) has said it “unequivocally” distances itself from the Green Party of England and Wales’s (GPEW) motion declaring Zionism a form of racism, and will “demand clarity” from the party’s leadership. The controversial motion was passed by members at the GPEW’s conference in Brighton on Sunday, by 1,022 votes to 813. […]
Zack Polanski rocked by resignation and Jewish Greens chief says she may quit
A rupture has emerged within Zack Polanski's Green Party after a binding motion declaring Zionism is racism was passed by a majority of 1,022 votes to 813 - a move branded 'poisonous antisemitism' by the UK's chief rabbi
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