UK Green party adopts 'Zionism is racism' policy

The UK Green Party voted to define Zionism as racism at their annual conference, sparking widespread criticism from Jewish groups, the Labour Party and Israel's government. The motion, backed by 1,022 party members, defines Zionism as any other form of racism and supports a single democratic Palestinian state. This has made the Green Party the first UK political party to adopt an overtly antisemitic platform, according to three Jewish community groups.

Israel's president called the decision a disgrace and Israel's government announced that Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar would bar the party's leader Zack Polanski from entering Israel. Polanski, who is running to become an MP, had previously stated that the displacement and genocide of the Palestinian people is clearly racism. Despite opposition from at least three Green MPs, the party voted in favor of the motion.