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Green Party Elects Anti-Zionist Trans Woman to Governing Council, Prompting Internal Scrutiny
8/21/2026, 7:57:19 AM
Election Result and Candidate Profile
In early May 2026, Green Party members in East Anglia elected data journalist and political commentator Eleanora Sophie Folan as the female representative on the party’s governing council (GPC). Folan, a trans woman and founder of the left-wing polling platform “Stats for Lefties,” previously stood in the 2024 Norwich City Council election. Her victory was announced on social media, where she thanked supporters and the activist group Greens for Palestine.
Folan’s Platform and Statements
Folan pledged to defend “freedom of speech regarding Israel,” support members targeted by what she described as a “feral Zionist press,” and enforce consistent anti-imperialist rules across the party. She framed her election as a symbol of the Green Party’s shift toward radical anti-imperialism and solidarity with queers, Palestinians, disabled people, migrants, refugees, and activists facing state repression.
Internal Party Tensions
Leaked messages from a private “Greens Against Imperialism” WhatsApp group, identified by a parish councillor, revealed discussions about “killing Zionists” and labeled British Jews as a “weapon” for the Israeli state. The controversy extended to party leader Zach Polanski, who faced backlash after wearing a T-shirt featuring Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, a figure serving multiple life sentences for terror attacks during the Second Intifada.
Antisemitism Allegations
The open-source investigative team GnasherJew reported that Folan’s social-media activity included antisemitic tropes, such as calling all Israelis “bloodthirsty child-killers,” advocating for the dissolution of Israel, and dismissing accusations of antisemitism as a “fake moral panic” orchestrated by a “Zionist lobby.” These claims remain allegations pending further verification.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I know there will be Zionists reading this who are utterly furious that I won. I welcome their hatred.” — Eleanora Sophie Folan
- “I’m very happy to say Green members in East Anglia have elected me to be their female rep on the party’s governing council (GPC). I’m so grateful to them, and to Greens for Palestine for their support.” — Eleanora Sophie Folan
