Green Party members vote to declare Zionism a form of racism

Green Party members voted to call Zionism a form of racism at their conference in Brighton on 4 October 2026. The motion passed by 1,022 votes to 813. The result showed deep divisions inside the party. Four of the party's five MPs had publicly opposed the motion before the vote. The two deputy leaders disagreed with each other. Mothin Ali supported the motion, but Rachel Millward said the wording was problematic. Former leader Caroline Lucas warned that Jewish people might feel unwelcome in the party. Jewish members and rabbis criticised the decision. Some said it made antisemitism official party policy. Vivien Lichtenstein, who leads the Jewish Greens group, said she may leave. Supporters of the motion said Zionists would not be removed from the party.