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  "id": 12656998,
  "title": "Labour candidate condemns Green Party's 'Zionism is racism' motion ahead of by-election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/labour-candidate-condemns-green-partys-zionism-is-racism-motion-ahead-12656998",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:37:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/labour-candidate-condemns-green-partys-zionism-racism-motion-ahead"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali has criticised the Green Party for accepting a motion that labelled Zionism as a form of racism ahead of the upcoming by-election in Holborn and St Pancras. The motion was approved by Green Party members over the weekend and has sparked concern among constituents. Abdi-Wali told the Evening Standard, \"It has been brought up to me by people literally at the school gates this morning, of how divisive they found that motion and how worried they are by it.\" She expressed worry that the stance could be detrimental to those advocating for a two-state solution. Abdi-Wali's primary opponent in the by-election is Green Party leader Zack Polanski.",
  "summary": "Labour candidate condemns Green Party's 'Zionism is racism' motion ahead of by-election Labour's candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election has condemned the Green Party for declaring that Zionism is a form of racism, as her record on the issue of Israel and Palestine comes under scrutiny. Sagal Abdi-Wali criticised the motion, which Green members voted to make policy over the weekend,…",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Labour candidate condemns Green Party's 'Zionism is racism' motion ahead of by-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/labour-candidate-condemns-green-partys-zionism-is-racism-motion-ahead",
        "published": "2026-10-07T14:47:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Burnham’s Labour faces Green challenge in Starmer’s former seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/burnhams-labour-faces-green-challenge-in-starmers-former-seat",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:12:58.000Z"
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  "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."
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