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Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism

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Motion calling for single Palestinian state, which is opposed by most Green MPs and expected to be challenged, passes by 1,022 votes to 813

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Section: Politics
By: Peter Walker
Published: Oct 4, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC
Updated: Oct 5, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC

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Members backed the motion by 1,022 votes to 813, supporting a single democratic state across historic Palestine. The party distinguishes anti-Zionism from antisemitism; Israel says the resolution denies Jewish self-determination

Open MagazineIsrael Bars Green Party Leader Zack Polanski After Anti-Zionist Policy Vote

The UK Green Party conference approved a proposal defining Zionism as a

Israel National NewsUK Green Party resolution equates Zionism with racism

Israel says Greens’ policy calls for destruction of Jewish state, goes beyond the bounds of political debate.

Jewish Telegraphic AgencyBritain’s Green Party adopts ‘Zionism is racism’ motion

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Zionism

Jewish nationalist movement

Zionism is an ethnic nationalist movement that emerged in late 19th-century Europe to establish and support a Jewish homeland through colonization in the region of Palestine, which roughly corresponds to the Land of Israel in Judaism—itself central to Jewish history. Zionists wanted to create a Jewish state in Palestine with as much land, as many Jews, and as few Palestinian Arabs as possible. Zionism was the main force behind the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, and remains the country's dominant ideology today.

Green

Additive primary color visible between cyan and yellow

Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It has 295–350 different shades. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495–570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combination of yellow and cyan; in the RGB color model, used on television and computer screens, it is one of the additive primary colors, along with red and blue, which are mixed in different combinations to create all other colors.

Palestinians

Arab national group of the Levant

Palestinians are an Arab national group native to the region of Palestine, descended from those who have inhabited the area over the millennia. They represent a highly homogenized community who share a cultural and ethnic identity, and close linguistic and cultural ties with other Levantine Arabs.

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UK Green Party Declares Zionism Is Racism After VoteEvrim Ağacı24 hr. ago
Labour MPs report Green party to police over 'Zionism is racism' policyinkl10 hr. ago
Israel Bars Green Party Leader Zack Polanski After Anti-Zionist Policy VoteOpen Magazine26 hr. ago
UK Green Party resolution equates Zionism with racismIsrael National News36 hr. ago
Britain’s Green Party adopts ‘Zionism is racism’ motionJewish Telegraphic Agency32 hr. ago
UK Green Party votes to equate Zionism with racism · BNNBaltic News Network18 hr. ago
UK's Green Party votes to adopt policy equating Zionism with racism; Israel bars party leader from entering countryANI NewsIndia26 hr. ago
Britain's Green Party votes to class Zionism as a form of racismGlobal Banking & Finance Review22 hr. ago
Israel bars UK Green Party leader after ‘Zionism is racism’ policyTürkiye Today20 hr. ago
British Green Party Votes to Adopt Policy Equating Zionism with Racismوكالة صدى نيوزPalestinian Territories32 hr. ago
UK Green Party adopts anti-Zionist position, Zack Polanski barred from Israel: What's happeningWION21 hr. ago
UK's Green Party votes to declare 'zionism is racism'The Express TribunePakistan31 hr. ago

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