Israel Bars UK Green Party Leader Over 'Zionism is Racism' Stance
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- Israel banned UK Green Party leader Zac Polonsky from entry.
- The ban followed the party's resolution calling Zionism racism.
- Israel's Foreign Minister called the resolution antisemitic.
- The resolution implied the destruction of Israel, Israel stated.
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced on Tuesday that he has declared Zac Polonsky, the leader of the British Green Party, a "prohibited immigrant" (persona non grata) from entering Israel. This decision follows the Green Party's recent resolution to define Zionism as racism. Sa'ar stated that the party's resolution, which included calls for a Palestinian state from the "river to the sea", implying the destruction of Israel, constitutes a clear antisemitic text according to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition. The Foreign Ministry further explained that the resolution denies the Jewish people's right to self-determination. The ministry views the Green Party's decision to legitimize armed struggle against Israel and its definition of Zionism as racism as a significant escalation in its rhetoric.
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