Israel Bars UK Green Party Leader Over 'Zionism is Racism' Vote
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
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- Israel banned UK Green Party leader Zac Polonsky from entering the country.
- The ban is a response to the Green Party's resolution calling Zionism racism.
- Israel's Foreign Ministry deemed the resolution antisemitic.
- The resolution calls for a single Palestinian state.
- The resolution did not mention Israel or a two-state solution.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced Sunday that he has decided to bar Zac Polonsky, chairman of the Green Party in Britain, from entering Israel. This action is a direct response to the Green Party's approval of a resolution declaring "Zionism is racism."
The Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that the move was coordinated with relevant authorities. The ministry condemned the resolution, calling it a "manifestly antisemitic text" according to the IHRA definition, as it denies the Jewish people's right to self-determination. The ministry further asserted that the resolution legitimizes armed struggle against Israel and calls for a "Palestine from the river to the sea" state, which implies the destruction of Israel.
The Green Party's proposed resolution described Zionism as "a political ideology that calls for the establishment of a Jewish state based on ethnic nationalism... while excluding the non-Jewish population within it." It also called for a single Palestinian state with "equal rights for all, including the Jews within it." The resolution did not mention the existence of the State of Israel or the possibility of a two-state solution.
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