{
  "id": 12009904,
  "title": "Israel slams Green Party after members vote to define Zionism as racism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/israel-slams-green-party-after-members-vote-to-define-zionism-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T21:31:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-slams-green-party-after-members-vote-define-zionism-racism"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israel has strongly criticized the Green Party of England and Wales following a recent vote to define Zionism as a form of racism. The party's decision to support a single democratic Palestinian state with equal rights for all ethnic and religious groups, rather than the traditional two-state solution, has been met with harsh condemnation from the Israeli government.\n\nIsrael's Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the new policy as going far beyond the boundaries of legitimate political debate and urged other British parties to condemn the resolution. The ministry's social media posts emphasized that adopting the ideology of Hamas, which seeks the elimination of the State of Israel through armed struggle, is akin to adopting their extremist views.\n\nIsraeli President Isaac Herzog went even further, calling the move a disgrace and a shame. He also warned that those who claim the antisemitic lie that Zionism is racism deliberately endanger Jews and Israelis everywhere, expressing deep concern over the party's stance.",
  "summary": "Israel slams Green Party after members vote to define Zionism as racism Israel has accused the Green Party of England and Wales of giving \"legitimacy to terrorism\" after its members voted on Sunday to recognise Zionism as a form of racism. The vote makes the Greens the first major UK party to define Zionism as racism and to back a single democratic Palestinian state with equal rights for all…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Leftist U.K. Green party adopts policy that equates Zionism with racism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/leftist-u-k-green-party-adopts-policy-that-equates-zionism-with-racism",
        "published": "2026-10-04T19:23:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}