Pro-Israel protesters hound Green Party members outside conference over 'Zionism is Racism' motion

Pro-Israel demonstrators protested outside the Green Party conference in Brighton, shouting slogans critical of the party and its proposed motion. The motion, authored by British Palestinian Lubna Speitan, seeks to declare Zionism a form of racism. As members of the Green Party entered the conference, protesters chanted "Terrorist supporters off our streets" and displayed signs such as "Stand up to racist Greens" and "Anti-Zionism = terrorism."

Demonstrators held Israeli flags and banners like "More trees, less Hamas." Some waved combined Israeli-Indian flags. A few protesters waved Union Jack flags. The protesters claimed the Green Party was an alliance of Islamists and leftists, and they characterized the party as antisemitic, with one saying, "I’m not a Jew, I’m a Christian.

We did the Holocaust." Speitan denied the claims, stating that the motion is an external matter unrelated to internal party processes. She emphasized that not all Jews are Zionists and not all Zionists are Jewish. Pro-Israel protesters were met by counter-protesters, mostly Green members, who faced off peacefully. The motion has the support of Holocaust survivor and activist Stephen Kapos, who believes Zionism, as an ideology and practice, lacks legitimacy and must be rejected.