Tensions exposed among Greens by 'Zionism is racism' conference vote

The Green Party of England and Wales passed a conference motion declaring Zionism, which is the content successful the close to a Jewish homeland, to beryllium racism. The motion characterizes Zionism as an ideology supporting "an ethnonationalist Jewish state" and advocates instead a "single antiauthoritarian Palestinian authorities successful each of historical Palestine". Israel’s overseas ministry responded by banning the party’s leader, Zack Polanski, from entering the country. Polanski, who is not a member of parliament, had sought amendments to the motion that were rejected by the delegates; he did not endorse the statement or participate in the vote. Of the Greens’ five MPs, four opposed the motion. Adrian Ramsay, the MP for Waveney Valley and a former Green co‑leader for four years