Since the Green Party passed the Zionism is Racism motion, its leader Zack Polanski has, predictably, been hit by a wave of flack from the MSM and Zionist Jewish groups. If you express any views that criticise Israel and its supporters you are going to be attacked. The media, including the BBC, and mainstream channels, refuse to acknowledge the Gaza genocide, and the fact that Israel is a settler colonial, racist, apartheid state which has perpetrated the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians since day one.
The Standard reported the Israeli response which included the banning of Zack Polanski from Israel:
"Israel accused the Green Party of legitimising “the destruction of the State of Israel” with a “clear antisemitic text”.
In a statement on Sunday evening, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Greens’ resolution “constitutes a clear antisemitic text according to the IHRA definition, as it denies the Jewish people’s right to self-determination”
All of this is entirely predictable. The Israelis and their supporters seek to conflate Zionism with Judaism - the two are not the same. Zionism is a political ideology. Many Zionists are not Jews and many Jews are anti-Zionist.
The Zionism is Racism motion was supported by many Jewish Greens. Jewish Voice for Liberation is a group that supports the liberation of Palestine and posted a link to the Zionism is Racism video by Double Down News on Bluesky - recommend viewing.
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| Support for the Zionism is Racism motion from Stats for Lefties |
Sadly many prominent Green members including Caroline Lucas and MPs weren't happy with the motion. That was predictable because they are centrists. The survey above shows that the overwhelming majority of Green voters supported it.
So, now we can expect Polanski and his supporters to get the Corbyn treatment with repeated accusations of antisemitism, but I believe that the Green Party can deal with this and come out fighting stronger than before if they hold their nerve. This is important because at the moment the GP is the only left party in the UK with any clout - opposing neoliberalism and fighting for the many.
If you'd like to follow this up further take a look at Jonathan Cook's excellent piece for Middle East Eye entitled - "What’s shameful is that no party before the Greens called Zionism racist". Spot on stuff from Jonathan.
