Mr Polanski did not take part in the vote on the “Zionism is racism” motion, having left the party conference after his speech on Friday to campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
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Zionism → take → election
It declares the Greens to be an “anti-Zionist party” and sets into its policy that Zionism, the movement to develop and protect a Jewish state in Israel, will be “treated as any other form of racism”.
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Zionism → declare → racism
It also supports the establishment of a “single democratic Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital”.
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Jerusalem → support → capital
Supporters chanted “say it loud, say it clear, Zionists are not welcome here” as the campaigners behind the motion, Greens for Palestine, gathered to speak to the media.
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campaigners → chant → media
Asked if the new stance meant Zionists would be kicked out of the party, former councillor Salma Yaqoob said “absolutely not”.
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Yaqoob → ask → party
“We’re saying that if you want to champion Zionism, it will be called out as racism.
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it → say → racism
Nobody will be removed, challenged, disciplined, suspended because they put forward or articulate their belief in Zionism.”
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they → remove → Zionism
This type of motion does not have a “material impact on governance or disciplinary procedures”, a Green Party spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → have → governance
“This has been a serious and deeply felt debate within our membership.
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This → feel → membership
Our members value the ability to bring forward and decide party policy, and conference has now made its decision.
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conference → value → decision
“The Green Party is an anti-racist party and has consistently opposed the illegal occupation of both Palestinian and Syrian land, called for an end to arms sales to the Israeli government and spoken out fearlessly about the devastating situation in Gaza and the West Bank.
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“Those positions remain central to our approach.
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positions → read → approach
So too does our deeply-held commitment to equality, justice and human rights for all, and opposition to racism in all its forms.”
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commitment → do → forms
The members voted against adding a clause to make clear the motion should not be used to “pressure, proscribe or discipline” party members for their affiliation to synagogues or other Jewish groups that describe themselves as Zionist.
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that → vote → Zionist
Israel’s foreign ministry said the Greens were giving “legitimacy to terrorism”.
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Greens → say → terrorism
“The Greens have adopted not only the green of Hamas, but also its ideology: the elimination of the State of Israel through armed struggle.”
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Greens → adopt → struggle
They added: “This goes far beyond the boundaries of legitimate political debate.
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This → add → debate
As long as this resolution remains in place, it will stand as a stain on the history of the United Kingdom.”
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it → remain → Kingdom
Jewish leaders said the failure of the Green Party leadership to oppose the move “shows a staggering indifference to the welfare of British Jews”.
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failure → say → Jews
The chief executives of the Board of Deputies, Community Security Trust and Jewish Leadership Council wrote a letter to Green Party leaders ahead of the conference airing their concerns and referring back to a warning they issued over the motion earlier this year.
“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,” they said.
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they → write → memory
Two senior Rabbis said the motion was “antisemitic in its formulation and intention”.
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motion → say → formulation
Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy said: “By adopting it, the Green Party has made antisemitism party policy and become a racist party.”
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Party → say → policy
The vote has exposed divisions within the party as four of its five MPs – Ellie Chowns, Sian Berry and ex-leaders Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer – came out to publicly reject the motion.
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four → expose → motion
Ms Chowns said in a social media post that she was concerned the motion “risks fuelling division and risks undermining the party’s ability to advocate effectively for justice and peace”.
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motion → say → justice
Afterwards, party leader Mr Polanski and the five MPs released a joint statement saying they would “always uphold universal human rights”.
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they → release → rights
“We will never tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment.
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We → tolerate → discrimination
“We will continue to stand in opposition to genocide, ethnic cleansing, apartheid and the illegal occupation.
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We → continue → genocide
“We will continue to call out the heinous crimes of the Netanyahu government.
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We → continue → government
“And we will continue to work to ensure that the Green Party is an anti-racist party in every way.
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Party → continue → way
“We know there is no conflict between supporting the rights of Palestinians and the rights of Jewish people.”
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We → know → people
The position will become party policy but the Greens do not require all their politicians to back it.
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Greens → become → it
Party leader Mr Polanski is running to become an MP in Sir Keir Starmer’s former seat and the Greens had encouraged members to leave Brighton to support his campaign in London.
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Greens → run → London
Mr Polanski said he believes that the “displacement and genocide of the Palestinian people” is “clearly racism” in an interview with the BBC earlier this week.
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displacement → say → BBC
But he said he wanted an amendment to call for one Palestinian state in the motion, “because what I want to see is equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians”.
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want → say → Israelis
The Conservatives said it showed the Green Party is “toxic to its core”.
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Party → say → core
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: “British Jews should not have to disclaim a belief in Jewish self-determination and the existence of Israel in order to be accepted by a British political party.”
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Jews → say → party
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