Greens make ‘Zionism is racism’ party policy as Polanski skips vote

58 reports from 57 outlets in 1 language · first reported 2026-10-04 14:01 UTC · updated 2026-10-04 16:52 UTC · JSON

The Green Party of England and Wales has adopted a policy stating that Zionism is a form of racism.^[1–5] The policy was approved at the party conference in Brighton, with 1,022 votes in favor and 813 against.^[2] Roman Polanski, the party leader, did not participate in the vote.^[1–5]

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1. Greens make 'Zionism is racism' party policy as Polanski skips votePublished by dailyecho.co.uk, bordertelegraph.com, wirralglobe.co.uk, hampshirechronicle.co.uk, freepressseries.co.uk, thisiswiltshire.co.uk, swindonadvertiser.co.uk, kidderminstershuttle.co.uk, dunmowbroadcast.co.uk, harrowtimes.co.uk, falmouthpacket.co.uk, newsshopper.co.uk and 39 more · 2026-10-04 16:52 UTC
2. Greens make ‘Zionism is racism’ party policy as Polanski skips votePublished by standard.co.uk, irishnews.com, standard.co.uk · 2026-10-04 15:43 UTC
3. Greens make ‘Zionism is racism’ policy as Polanski skips votePublished by independent.co.uk, heraldscotland.com · 2026-10-04 14:44 UTC
4. Greens make 'Zionism is racism' policy as Polanski skips voteheraldscotland.com · en · 2026-10-04 15:20 UTC
5. Greens labelled 'first openly anti-Semitic party in the UK' as members approve Zionism is Racism motion - but leader Polanski skips votedailymail.com · en · 2026-10-04 14:01 UTC