UK Green Party Votes to Define Zionism as Racism
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
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- UK Green Party defines Zionism as racism.
- Party supports a single democratic state in historic Palestine.
- Resolution passed with 1,022 votes in favor.
- Israeli Foreign Ministry calls party a supporter of terrorism.
- Party leader Zack Polanski abstained from the vote.
The UK's Green Party voted on Sunday to define Zionism as a form of racism, a decision that has drawn sharp criticism from the Jewish community and the Israeli government. The motion passed with 1,022 votes in favor and 813 against during the party's annual conference. The vote also affirmed the party's support for establishing a single democratic state in all of historic Palestine. Party leader Zack Polanski did not participate in the vote. In response, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the UK Greens have become a body supporting terrorism.
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