With anti-Zionist motion, Britain's Green Party shifts the Overton window on antisemitism - opinion
The Green motion has done something politically very consequential: it has made an antisemitic proposition respectable enough to become party policy.
The Green Party of England and Wales recently adopted a motion stating that Zionism should be treated as any other form of racism. With 1,022 votes in favor to 813 votes against, this marks a significant shift in the Overton window, the range of ideas considered acceptable in British politics. The Greens' decision to endorse a single Palestinian state on all territories now occupied by Israel has also been criticized by many, including the UK's Foreign Ministry.
This shift has the potential to normalize antisemitic views and create a more hostile environment for Jewish people in Britain. Recent antisemitic attacks and criticism of Israel from British politicians and institutions, such as the BBC, suggest that the political climate in Britain is becoming increasingly hostile towards Jews.
It is crucial that British Jews remain vigilant and continue to speak out against institutional antisemitism, even if the Greens never come near government.
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