UK Green Party Declares Zionism Racist; Israel Condemns
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
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- UK Green Party passed a resolution calling Zionism racist.
- The proposal advocates for a single Palestinian state with equal rights.
- Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned the resolution as supporting terrorism.
- The party's Jewish leader abstained, while his deputy supported the motion.
- Israel urged other British parties to disavow the resolution.
The UK Green Party has approved a proposal defining Zionism as a "racist ideology" and calling for a single Palestinian state with equal rights for all, including Jews. The resolution, passed by 56% of 1,835 participants at the party's conference, does not mention the existence of Israel or the two-state solution. The party's Jewish leader, Zac؟.Polanski, abstained from the vote, while his Muslim deputy supported it. The proposal was introduced by the "Greens for Palestine" group.
Israel's Foreign Ministry reacted sharply, stating that the Green Party "has ceased to function as a political party and has become a body supporting terrorism." The ministry added that the Greens have "officially adopted the Hamas green color and its ideological doctrine calling for the elimination of the State of Israel through armed struggle." The ministry further declared the resolution "appalling," stating it "legitimizes armed struggle, calls for a Palestinian state from the river to the sea, effectively calling for the destruction of the State of Israel, and equates Zionism with racism." Israel urged all British parties, particularly the Labour Party, to "immediately and unequivocally disavow this distorted text."
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