UK Green Party Declares Zionism Racism, Israel Reacts with Fury

The British Green Party approved a resolution at their conference on Sunday declaring "Zionism is racism." The resolution, passed by 56% of the 1,835 delegates, was put forward by the "Greens for Palestine" group. It defines Zionism as a "political ideology calling for the establishment of a Jewish state based on ethnic nationalism... while excluding the non-Jewish population within it." The proposal also called for a single Palestinian state with "equal rights for all, including the Jews within it." Notably, the resolution did not mention the existence of the State of Israel or the possibility of a two-state solution.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted with outrage, condemning the British party for adopting the resolution. A statement from the ministry declared, "The Green Party in Britain today ceased to function as a political party and became a body supporting terrorism." Israel asserted that the Greens have "officially adopted the Hamas green and its ideological doctrine calling for the elimination of the State of Israel through armed struggle."

Israel described the resolution as "shocking" and stated that it "legitimizes armed struggle" and calls for a Palestinian state "from the river to the sea," effectively calling for Israel's destruction. The ministry further stated that the resolution, which equates Zionism with racism, "is no longer political text" but crosses "the boundaries of political discourse" and constitutes "a stain on the history of the United Kingdom."

In conclusion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the British government, urging "all parties in Britain, led by the ruling Labour Party, to immediately and unequivocally disavow this distorted text."