UK Greens vote anti-Zionism Kan relays Israeli criticism

Oct 4

Kan reports Britain's Green Party adopting a resolution calling Zionism racist, formally becoming anti-Zionist and favoring a single Palestinian state rather than its earlier two-state policy. Dov Gil-Har argues that denying Israel's existence as a Jewish state meets the IHRA definition of antisemitism and predicts difficulty for Zionist Jewish members remaining in the party. He quotes Israel's Foreign Ministry accusing the party of legitimizing terrorism and adopting Hamas's ideology. He says the decision has no immediate practical effect for Israelis and its popularity consequences remain to be seen. The antisemitism and terrorism characterizations are the correspondent's and ministry's positions, not an adjudicated finding.

Kan reports Britain's Green Party adopting a policy describing Zionism as racist and supporting one Palestinian state in the territory. Dov Gil-Har argues its language meets IHRA's antisemitism definition; Israel's Foreign Ministry accuses it of legitimizing terrorism and echoing Hamas ideology. Gil-Har says immediate practical impact is limited and electoral effects uncertain. Accusations and predictions remain attributed.