Britain's Green Party votes to declare Zionism a form of racism, drawing Israeli and Jewish criticism

At its annual conference in Brighton on Sunday, Britain's Green Party voted to declare Zionism a form of racism, making it official party policy. The motion, proposed by the Greens for Palestine group, passed by 1,022 to 813. It describes Zionism as an ethnonationalist project and calls for a single democratic state in historic Palestine. The vote drew criticism from British Jewish groups and the Israeli government, which said the party now gives legitimacy to terrorism. Party leader Zack Polanski did not vote, while deputy leader Mothin Ali supported the motion, citing the Palestinian death toll in the Gaza conflict.