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Green Party Deputy Backs Controversial Motion on Israel

2/28/2026

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Mothin Ali, deputy leader of Green Party, says anti-Semitism weaponizes criticism of Israel.
He backs a motion titled 'Zionism is racism' for debate at conference.
The motion endorses Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation, potentially supporting violence.
Ali says the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism is misused to suppress dissent against Israel.
The resolution calls for abolishing Israel and forming a democratic Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital.

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Mothin Ali, deputy leader of Green Party, says anti-Semitism weaponizes criticism of Israel.
He backs a motion titled 'Zionism is racism' for debate at conference.
The motion endorses Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation, potentially supporting violence.
Ali says the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism is misused to suppress dissent against Israel.
The resolution calls for abolishing Israel and forming a democratic Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital.