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Green Party votes 1,022–813 to label Zionism racist

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC · How we work

Center

Zionism classified as racism

The Green Party of England and Wales voted 1,022-813 at its Brighton conference on 4 October 2026 to label Zionism racism and support a democratic Palestinian state.
Center coverage highlights the vote’s procedural intricacies, sharp internal party splits, and looming legal challenges under UK equality law.
The motion defines Zionism as an ethnonationalist project, classifying it alongside other forms of racism.
An amendment protecting Jewish members from expulsion was rejected 1,026-684.

Right

Jewish groups condemn

The Green Party voted 1,022-813 at its Brighton conference on 4 October 2026 to define Zionism as racism and to support a single democratic Palestinian state.
Israeli officials and British Jewish groups condemned the resolution as anti-Semitic, accusing the Greens of embracing racism.
The motion calls Zionism an ethnonationalist ideology that favors one ethnic group.
The Greens have five Commons seats and two Lords seats.

Blindspot

Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, left the Brighton conference before the vote and did not cast a ballot.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

The UN General Assembly labeled Zionism a form of racism in Resolution 3379 on 10 November 1975 (72-35-32 vote), a stance the Soviet bloc supported while the US, UK and Israel opposed. After its repeal by Resolution 46/86 on 16 December 1991 (111-25-13), Brighton City Council repeated the claim on 4 October 2026, passing 1,022-813, reviving the decades-old controversy.

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Zionism classified as racism

The Green Party of England and Wales voted 1,022-813 at its Brighton conference on 4 October 2026 to label Zionism racism and support a democratic Palestinian state.
Center coverage highlights the vote’s procedural intricacies, sharp internal party splits, and looming legal challenges under UK equality law.
The motion defines Zionism as an ethnonationalist project, classifying it alongside other forms of racism.
An amendment protecting Jewish members from expulsion was rejected 1,026-684.

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