The party leader promised to turn the Greens from a niche progressive movement into a serious electoral force. But a by-election defeat and divisions over the party's new Zionism policy pose a challenge to his leadership
Polanski said criticism of Israel and antisemitism must remain distinct after members voted to define Zionism as racism, while deputy Rachel Millward opposed the motion. Israel said it would ban him from entering the country over the vote
Polanski, who is Jewish, did not vote on the motion defining Zionism as a 'racist ideology' and has backed amendments to soften its wording. Britain's ruling Labour Party condemned it, saying, 'It is shameful to vote against a two-state solution'
The Green Party voted to adopt a motion defining Zionism as a 'racist ideology,' with 1,022 party members voting in favor and 813 who voted against. Party leaders and Jewish members warned it risks alienating Jewish supporters and fueling division
Zionism, at its base, is the belief in Jewish supremacy between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, and just like any other ideology that subscribes to racial, national or religious supremacy, it is illegitimate
In an interview with Haaretz ahead of the release of 'Israel: What Went Wrong,' renowned genocide studies scholar Omer Bartov talks about trading letters with Yitzhak Rabin as a young soldier, what's wrong with Holocaust-Hamas comparisons and why he thinks Israelis, too, need to ditch Zionism
A UK Green Party vote on a “Zionism is racism” motion was delayed after no-confidence motions consumed conference time, preventing debate on the controversial proposal.
Motion A105 Zionism is Racism defines Zionism as racism, recognises its "continued harm to Palestinians," and would position the stance of the Green Party as anti-Zionist.
Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, indicated support for the motion if Zionism is defined as the actions of this Israeli government, which he described as 'absolutely' racist. Israel's embassy in the U.K. condemned it as 'hostile and intellectually bankrupt'
Carrie Prejean Boller was removed from the Religious Liberty Commission after denouncing Zionism and pressing witnesses to criticize Israel during a hearing on antisemitism. Her ouster underscores growing divisions within the GOP over anti-Jewish sentiment within its ranks
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch urged New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to abandon positions that were geared toward delegitimizing and dismantling Zionism and Israel
Yair Golan and his Democrats Party must act on all fronts and on media platforms to implant and instill in the discourse and the consciousness of the sectors of the Israeli public the connection between Zionism and the two-state solution. This mission is not beyond reach
Jonathan Greenblatt dismissed New York Magazine's investigation into his organization in an hour-long New York Times video interview, in which he discussed free speech, Mahmoud Khalil and anti-Zionism vs. Zionism
My grandparents could discuss Zionism in Yiddish. The exclusivity of the conversation, the distinction provided by a Jewish language apart from non-Jews around Zionism was important: I too wish we had a fence behind which we could sometimes retreat