UK Green Party Adopts Resolution Calling Zionism Racism, Israel Condemns

The UK's Green Party approved a resolution at its conference in Brighton on Sunday declaring "Zionism is racism." The proposal passed with 56% of the vote, though only 1,835 of the party's over 200,000 registered members participated. The resolution defines Zionism as a "political ideology calling for the establishment of a Jewish state based on ethnic nationalism," which its initiators claim discriminates against the non-Jewish population. It calls for a single Palestinian state with "equal rights for all," including the Jewish population, without mentioning the existence of Israel or the two-state solution.

In response, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a sharp condemnation, stating the Green Party had "ceased to function as a political party and become a body supporting terrorism." Israeli officials clarified that the resolution legitimizes armed struggle, calls for a Palestinian state "from the river to the sea," and equates Zionism with racism. The ministry added that the text "crosses the boundaries of political discourse" and is a "stain on the history of the United Kingdom" unless removed. The ministry urged all UK parties, particularly the Labour Party, to "immediately and unequivocally disown this distorted text."