{
  "id": 13122167,
  "title": "What’s shameful is that no party before the Greens called Zionism racist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/whats-shameful-is-that-no-party-before-the-greens-called-zionism",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:08:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/whats-shameful-no-party-greens-called-zionism-racist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "It is shameful that no mainstream British political party called Zionism racist before the Greens. What's shameful is that no party recognized the apartheid nature of Israel before the Greens. Britain has been complicit in Israel's genocidal actions in Gaza for three years, resulting in the destruction of the enclave and the loss of tens of thousands of Palestinian lives, mostly children. The International Court of Justice confirmed in 2023 that Israel was committing apartheid by oppressing Palestinians under its rule. Prior to the Greens' motion, no British political party dared acknowledge these harsh realities or offer voters a chance to disavow Israel. The Green Party now accepts that Zionism, the ideology behind Israel's creation, must be identified as the root of the problem. Israel practices apartheid, and its army carried out the Gaza slaughter with the support of the Israeli public. The dehumanization of Palestinians, viewing them merely as obstacles to Jewish self-determination, is inherent in the ideology of Zionism embodied by Israel. As with apartheid South Africa, the Palestinians are the victims of Zionism, and their plight is barely visible to British society.",
  "summary": "What’s shameful is that no party before the Greens called Zionism racist Submitted by Jonathan Cook on Thu, 10/08/2026 - 13:15 Israel was forged out of ethnic cleansing and apartheid. The Greens have very belatedly recognised what should have been obvious all along Britain's Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks at the annual conference in Brighton, Britain on 2 October 2026 (Reuters) Off It is…",
  "key_points": [
    "No mainstream British party called Zionism racist before Greens.",
    "Israel's actions in Gaza resulted in thousands of Palestinian deaths.",
    "Green Party now identifies Zionism as root of the problem."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}