UK Green Party Adopts Anti-Israel Resolution Declaring Zionism Racism

The Green Party of England and Wales passed a resolution at its party conference equating Zionism with racism and supporting the creation of a single democratic Palestinian state. The resolution, introduced by the "Greens for Palestine" group, defines Zionism as a political ideology advocating for an ethnocentric Jewish state. It calls for a unified Palestinian state across all of historic Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital, granting equal rights to all inhabitants and upholding the right of return for Palestinian refugees and their descendants.

The resolution also affirms the Palestinian right to "resistance and liberation," deeming struggle "by all available means within international law" legitimate. The decision has sparked internal dissent within the party, with some lawmakers and former leaders warning it could lead to discrimination against Jewish members and deepen internal divisions.

Israel's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the resolution, calling it "shocking" and stating it legitimizes armed struggle and calls for a Palestinian state "from the river to the sea," which implies the destruction of Israel. The ministry added that the resolution "goes beyond political discourse" and will remain "a stain on the history of the United Kingdom" unless rescinded. Israel's Foreign Ministry urged all British parties, particularly the ruling Labour Party, to "immediately and unequivocally distance themselves from this unacceptable text."