Overview
- A faction called Greens 4 Palestine has pushed a motion onto the Green Party conference agenda that would label Zionism as a form of racism.
- The text would commit the party to supporting a single democratic Palestinian state across historic Palestine, naming Jerusalem as its capital and affirming a right of return for Palestinian refugees.
- Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish and has described himself as anti‑Zionist, criticized the motion's wording as a distraction and says he has not decided how he will vote.
- Former leaders Caroline Lucas and Adrian Ramsay have publicly urged members to oppose the motion, while the internal group Jewish Greens says it does not hold a single collective position.
- The debate has heightened media scrutiny and raised questions about the Greens' electoral standing and internal cohesion as delegates prepare to vote at the Brighton conference.