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Tuesday briefing: Why the Green party’s Zionism vote has caused a backlash

Global Published 6 October 2026, 10:45 · archived 6 Oct 2026

In today’s newsletter: The party has voted to define Zionism as racist and back a single Palestinian state. But what does the policy mean, why has it caused alarm among Jewish members, and how will it impact the future of the Greens?Good morning.The Green party of England and Wales is in turmoil. Following a vote to adopt a policy that equates Zionism with racism, and calls for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian state “with equal rights for all”, some Jewish members say they are considering whether they are welcome in the party.RAF Fairford | No 10 has insisted the Gloucestershire b...

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