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UK Green Party labels Zionism as racism, sparking backlash

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The UK Green Party has voted to define Zionism as racism, a decision that has sparked significant backlash from British Jewish groups and the Israeli government. The motion, passed at the party's annual meeting with a vote of 1,022 in favor to 813 against, calls for Zionism to be treated as a form of racism and advocates for a single democratic Palestinian State in historic Palestine. This policy was supported by party members, including Zack Polanski, and comes as the Green Party holds five seats in Britain's parliament. AI

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UK Green Party labels Zionism as racism, sparking backlash

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    UK Green Party adopts ‘Zionism is racism’ policy, drawing backlash from Israel

    The UK’s left-wing Green Party on Sunday voted to define Zionism as racism at the party’s annual meeting, drawing sharp backlash from British Jewish groups and the Israeli government. Members of the Green Party, which has five MPs in Britain’s 650-seat parliament and which enjoye…

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