UK's Green Party votes to declare 'zionism is racism'

Following the vote on the anti-Zionist policy at Green Party Conference, the 5 Green MPs, the Leader and Co-Deputy Leaders have issued a joint statementpic.twitter.com/NcB2aljsTK— The Green Party (@The. Green. Party)October 4, 2026In 2024, the Green Party became the first political party in England and Wales to vote to recognize the Israeli government as an "apartheid" state.

The party cited international treaties, including the International Convention on Apartheid of 1973 and the Rome Statute of 1998. Following the vote, a Green Party spokesperson said: "The motion sets out the Party's opposition to Zionism, defined as an ethnonationalist political project, and states that anti-Zionism should not be equated with antisemitism.

"Read More:Over 800 Palestinian teachers killed by Israel since Gaza war: education ministry"The motion reasserts the Party's commitment to Palestinian liberation, the right of return, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), and a full arms embargo against Israel," the spokesperson added.

The spokesperson said the Green Party is an "anti-racist party" and reiterated that it has consistently opposed what the party describes as the illegal occupation of Palestinian and Syrian land. The primary motion, titled "Zionism is racism," was pushed by a group called Greens for Palestine, The Guardian newspaper reported.

The group encouraged non-party members to join the party to ensure the policy was debated and adopted, according to. The Guardian. The motion argues that Zionism is necessarily racist because it "privileges one ethnic group on the basis of the subjugation of others.

""This motion is aimed at the political ideology and practice of Zionism, as defined, and not at the religious or ethnic background of those who may identify as Zionists," it said.