and then spends about 40% of the article letting ziotwats whine and cry and talk absolute bollocks.

The "division & entryism" schtick is just like with Corbyn so expect another witch hunt.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/04/green-party-votes-adopt-policy-zionism-racism

Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism

Motion that has alarmed some Jewish members is passed by 1,022 votes to 813 at party’s annual conference in Brighton

The Greens have formally adopted a policy which equates Zionism with racism, a move that will dismay the bulk of the party’s MPs and has alarmed some Jewish members.

In a vote on Sunday at the party’s annual conference in Brighton about whether to back a motion which calls for Zionism, the movement for a Jewish state, to be “treated as any other form of racism”, it passed by 1,022 votes to 813.

The motion, which is now formal policy for the Greens in England and Wales, also calls for a single Palestinian state in place of Israel “with equal rights for all”.

In earlier voting, an amendment ensuring other parts of Green policy were updated to take account of the motion was backed. Three other amendments, including one that said the motion should not be used to “pressure, proscribe or discipline members based on affiliation with Jewish community institutions”, were voted down.

The primary motion, titled “Zionism is racism”, had been pushed by a group called Greens for Palestine, which encouraged non-party members to sign up to the party to make sure the policy was debated and adopted.

The motion argues that Zionism is necessarily racist as it “privileges one ethnic group on the basis of the subjugation of others”. It adds: “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. Not all Jews are Zionists and not all Zionists are Jews …

“Zionism, as defined above, will be treated as any other form of racism, and this motion will be implemented by the anti-racism policy working group as appropriate and in accordance with its ordinary practice.”

Some Jewish Greens have said privately they are worried the policy could make it difficult for them to remain in the party.

A poll by the group Jewish Greens found its membership was split over whether to oppose the motion, while 81% said they did not identify as Zionist. The group is expected to comment publicly on the vote only after consulting members.

There is considerable disquiet among some senior Greens who feel that Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, could have taken a stronger stance on the issue. The party leader, who missed the vote to campaign in Holborn and St Pancras, where he is standing in a parliamentary byelection next week, has justified the motion’s argument by noting the extent of the death toll in Gaza during Israel’s assault on the territory.

Asked on Saturday if he believed Zionism was racist, Polanski told the BBC: “Well, in the motion, it is defined as the displacement and genocide of the Palestinian people. I think that is clearly racism.”

Four of the party’s five MPs have condemned the motion, as did Caroline Lucas, the former leader who was the Greens’ first MP.

Adrian Ramsay, who co-led the Greens before Polanski, said in a statement he would vote against it, as it set out what sort of Palestinian state should exist without taking into account the self-determination of Israelis and Palestinians. Siân Berry, another of the MPs, made the same point.

Carla Denyer, the Bristol Central MP who was co-leader with Ramsay, said the wording “risks alienating a significant proportion of Jewish people, including those who vehemently disagree with the Israeli government”.

Another Green MP, Ellie Chowns, said the motion “risks fuelling division, and risks undermining the party’s ability to advocate effectively for justice and peace”.

She said in a statement: “Zionism is a contested concept with no single definition. If this motion passes, the party risks alienating many people, including in Jewish communities. Defining a highly personal and variable identity simply as racism risks reinforcing exactly the zero-sum politics we desperately need to get beyond.”

Funnily enough their response has a lot in common with Lucas'. (This was in advance of the motion, they don't seem to have responded since.)

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https://nitter.click/BoardofDeputies/status/2105978889080308175#m

BOARD OF DEPUTIES OF
BRITISH JEWS
ADVOCACY I DEMOCRACY I COMMUNITY
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PROTECTING OUR
JEWISH COMMUNITY
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jewish leadership council
Zack Polanski, Leader of the Green Party
Jon Nott, Chair of the Green Party Executive
Harriet Lamb, Green Party CEO
cc. Ellie Chowns MP, Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson
By email
2 October 2026
Dear Zack Polanski, Jon Nott and Harriet Lamb,
In February we wrote to you on behalf of the Jewish community's broadest, cross-communal, representative bodies, to convey our acute concerns regarding the "Zionism is Racism" motion. We called on you to unequivocally oppose this motion, and to take urgent action to address growing antisemitism within the Green Party. We write to you again today, on the first anniversary of the murderous attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue, to urge you again to oppose a motion that fuels hatred of Jews.
In our previous letter we noted firstly the concerns expressed in a statement by Jewish Greens, that this motion is an "attack on Jewish identity", that it "is likely to make Jews feel unwelcome in the Green Party", and that the threat of disciplinary action against Zionists will make Jewish members "one grudge away from being dragged through the disciplinary process."
We also emphasised the implications for the safety and welfare of all British Jews, and our belief that this motion would make the Green Party the first electorally significant UK political party in living memory to adopt what appears to be an overtly antisemitic political platform. We stressed that the motion erases the historical experience and identity of Jews in Britain and around the world. Zionism is not racism. It is anti-racism. Modern Zionism was formed in part as a response to antisemitism, creating a refuge for Jews in their ancient homeland after millennia of persecution outside it, culminating in the murder of six million Jews in the Holocaust. Israel is one of the only states to be formed on the strength of a UN vote.
This motion's call for the elimination of Israel, including through violence, shows utter disregard for the security of Israeli Jews, who account for around half of all Jews in the world. In adopting this policy, the Green Party has placed itself on the extreme margins of democratic politics in relation to this issue.
We further warned that in this country, the extremist rhetoric associated with this motion will fan flames of hatred, justifying violence against Israelis and Jews, such as the attacks we saw at the Heaton Park Synagogue a year ago and in Golders Green in April.
That the leadership of the Green Party have not opposed this motion shows a staggering indifference to the welfare of British Jews.
Should it now pass, the motion opens many immediate practical questions for the Green Party. It will no doubt raise legal questions about the obligations of the party in relation to the rights of its Jewish members or prospective members, to be protected from harassment or discrimination in relation to their religion, ethnicity and beliefs. It also raises questions about the implications of the Green Party now appearing to brand most of the British public, regardless of their faith and ethnicity, as "racist" for agreeing with the right of Israel to exist. Most urgently for us, it raises immediate questions about how the Green Party will now relate to the British Jewish community, having explicitly branded most Jews and synagogue denominations as racist for holding commitments they regard as intrinsic to their Jewish identities.
In practical terms, we wish to understand the implications for the welfare and security of Jews and Jewish institutions located within areas represented by Green Party elected officials. How will Green Party MPs, council leaders and councillors engage with Jewish communities, communal leaders and institutions that Green Party policy declares are "racist". Can "racist" Jewish individuals and institutions continue to expect equal access to their elected representatives and equal provision of services? Will Green Party officials be willing even to meet with "racist" Jews, visit "racist" synagogues, or hear from "racist" cross-communal Jewish representative organisations? How will Green Party-led councils relate to Jewish faith schools that fall under their responsibility, that the party has branded "racist"?
We also would like to know what assessment you have made of the impact of this motion on community cohesion, including interfaith relations. In Haringey and Hackney for example, where Green Party council leaders have recently been elected, there are strong and long- standing interfaith initiatives and dialogues. How will Green Party-led councils now relate to these initiatives when they have declared Jewish participants to be "racist"?
We reiterate our call on you to prevent the passage of this motion, confront the anti-Jewish attitudes inherent within it, and avert the anti-Jewish discrimination that its adoption will lead to. Given the urgency of this matter, we request your response as soon as possible. Yours sincerely,

Mark Garden Clarke
Michael Wegier, Chief Executive, Board of Deputies
Mark Gardner MBE, Chief Executive, Community Security Trust Claudia Mendoza, CEO, Jewish Leadership Council

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