UK Greens face backlash after vote declaring Zionism a form of racism
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The Green Party of England and Wales has voted to adopt a policy classifying Zionism as a form of racism and supporting a single democratic Palestinian state across historic Palestine, with equal rights for all. According to Al Jazeera, the members’ motion passed by a small majority at the party’s annual conference on Sunday.
The decision prompted criticism inside and outside the party. Four of the Greens’ five MPs opposed the policy, while Vivien Lichtenstein, head of the Jewish Greens, said she was considering leaving. The Guardian reported that other Jewish members were also reassessing their place in the party.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham called the decision “completely wrong” and an example of “terrible judgement,” according to Middle East Eye. He said British political parties should support a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. The federation representing European Green parties also expressed dismay, citing its support for two states.
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis described the motion as “poisonous antisemitism.” Israel’s Foreign Ministry called it “a stain on the history of the United Kingdom,” and Israel barred Green leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, from entering the country.
Critics argue that Zionism broadly expresses Jewish national self-determination and is not inherently racist.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Remove the unsupported characterization of the motion’s supporters while keeping the sourced criticism. - "Supporters of the motion regard Zionism as inseparable from discrimination against Palestinians": The sources provided do not report supporters’ rationale in those terms; this is the writer’s inference.
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UK Greens face backlash after vote declaring Zionism a form of racism
The Green Party of England and Wales has voted to adopt a policy classifying Zionism as a form of racism and supporting a single democratic Palestinian state across historic Palestine, with equal rights for all. According to Al Jazeera, the members’ motion passed by a small majority at the party’s annual conference on Sunday.
The decision prompted criticism inside and outside the party. Four of the Greens’ five MPs opposed the policy, while Vivien Lichtenstein, head of the Jewish Greens, said she was considering leaving. The Guardian reported that other Jewish members were also reassessing their place in the party.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham called the decision “completely wrong” and an example of “terrible judgement,” according to Middle East Eye. He said British political parties should support a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. The federation representing European Green parties also expressed dismay, citing its support for two states.
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis described the motion as “poisonous antisemitism.” Israel’s Foreign Ministry called it “a stain on the history of the United Kingdom,” and Israel barred Green leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, from entering the country.
Supporters of the motion regard Zionism as inseparable from discrimination against Palestinians, while criticsCritics argue that Zionism broadly expresses Jewish national self-determination and is not inherently racist.
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