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UK Jewish Leaders Label Green Party Racist Over Anti-Zionist Stance
Britain's Board of Deputies has declared the Green Party racist after it passed a resolution equating Zionism with racism. The Board's president, Phil Rosenberg, stated the policy is antisemitic and urged other parties to cease cooperation with the Greens.
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What happened
- 01Britain's Board of Deputies declared the Green Party racist over its anti-Zionist resolution.
- 02The Board of Deputies voted 118-1 to label the Green Party racist.
- 03The Green Party's resolution defines Zionism as advocating an ethnonationalist Jewish state.
- 04The Board urged other parties to cease cooperation with the Greens unless the policy is reversed.
- 05Green Party leader Zack Polanski declined to affirm Israel's right to exist.
- 06The Green Party rejected the Board of Deputies' condemnation and vowed to continue speaking out on Gaza.
The Green Party rejected the accusation, while leader Zack Polanski declined to affirm Israel's right to exist, citing alleged apartheid and genocide.
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