Provocation against Israel in the UK: Sa'ar shocked
At the Green Party conference in Brighton, Jewish attendees were provided with a separate safe room amid a vote on a resolution declaring Zionism racism. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said he was shocked by the events and called it a provocation.
At the annual Green Party conference in Brighton, Jewish attendees were provided with a separate safe room in case of threat, as well as a special phone number and a separate entrance to bypass protesters. The security measures were taken amid a vote on a resolution proposing to officially declare Zionism a racist ideology. The draft resolution "Zionism is Racism" was prepared by the internal party group "Greens for Palestine." In support of the initiative, the authors prepared a 48-page document characterizing Zionism as a form of settler colonialism. Supporters of the resolution claim that this position is not anti-Semitism. Party leader Zack Polanski called for changes to the wording to avoid discrimination against Jewish members. Former party leaders Caroline Lucas and Adrian Ramsay opposed the resolution. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, after reading the publication, said he read the material several times and noted that it shows the direction Britain is moving in 2026. Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered near the conference venue, separated by police.