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Green Party conference vote on Zionism motion A105

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At its Brighton conference on 4 October, Green Party members passed motion A105 by 1,022 votes to 813, adopting its anti-Zionist position and related policy. On 9 October, Zack Polanski said he would not have backed the motion unamended and would have supported an amended version; his comments did not reverse the policy, and its status remains open to any formal amendment or reversal.

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  1. Update 1Jewish Greens in tears as party votes Zionism is racism; Israel bars leader who skipped the vote
  2. Update 2Four of five Green MPs opposed the Zionism motion. Now Polanski rejects its wording

The story so far

  1. Update 23 days later

    Four of five Green MPs opposed the Zionism motion. Now Polanski rejects its wording

    After days of unanswered questions, the Green leader says he would not have backed the motion as written. His clarification leaves the adopted policy—and its implications for members—unresolved.

    Answered in this report

    • The by-election result, with the count running into Friday 9 October.Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali won with 12,292 votes to Polanski’s 8,928, a majority of 3,364. The result does not establish the motion’s electoral effect.

  2. Update 1

    Jewish Greens in tears as party votes Zionism is racism; Israel bars leader who skipped the vote

    The Greens' anti-Zionist motion passed 1,022 to 813, split the leadership and led Israel to bar Zack Polanski, days before he stands in a by-election.

    Still open after this report

    • Whether the adopted motion includes the Palestine Action clauses that the tabled text carried.
    • The legal mechanism of the Israeli bar and what further steps follow.
    • How many members leave, and whether any legal challenge to the policy is filed.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Vivien LichtensteinGreen Party candidate in the 2019 United Kingdom General Election2 reports
  • Zack PolanskiBritish politician (born 1982)2 reports
  • Adrian Ramsey1 report
  • Andy BurnhamBritish politician1 report
  • Caroline LucasBritish politician, Member of Parliament for the Green Party (born 1960)1 report
  • Gideon Sa'arIsraeli politician1 report
  • Mothin AliBritish politician (born 1982)1 report
  • Rachel MillwardBritish politician (born 1977)1 report

Organizations

  • Green Party of England and Walespolitical party in England and Wales2 reports
  • Equality and Human Rights Commissionnon-departmental public body in Great Britain1 report

Places

  • BrightonBrighton, Brighton and Hove, UK2 reports
  • Holborn and St PancrasHolborn and St Pancras, London NW1 1BG, UK2 reports
  • IsraelIsrael1 report

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Alleged electoral effects of voter-list revisionsNot independently confirmed8
Calls for the election chief to resignNot independently confirmed8
Protests over voter-list revisionsNot independently confirmed7
Green Party conference vote on Zionism motionIndependently confirmed6
Names removed from voter listsNot independently confirmed6
Abdiwali elected for Holborn and St PancrasNot independently confirmed5
Protester detentions in New Delhi on SaturdayNot independently confirmed5
Internet and mobile service shutdownsNot independently confirmed5
Cockroach movement leaders detained at Delhi airportNot independently confirmed4
Green Party MPs' positions on the motionIndependently confirmed4
Israel's entry ban on PolanskiIndependently confirmed3
Rahul Gandhi detained on WednesdayNot independently confirmed3
Police preventing protesters from reaching the siteNot independently confirmed3
Motion's proposed Palestinian stateIndependently confirmed3
Lichtenstein's call for Polanski to resignNot independently confirmed3
Allegation about approval for voter-list deletionsNot independently confirmed3
Polanski's position on an amended motionNot independently confirmed3

Points only one outlet reported

Only reported by The Hindu

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