Green member behind Zionism motion named as 'close friend' of jailed al-Qaeda supporter in court
Summary
A Green Party member, Lubna Speitan, who proposed a motion describing Zionism as racism, is named in court papers as a close friend of Minh Quang Pham, a man jailed for supporting al-Qaeda after a failed Heathrow airport attack plot. Speitan wrote a letter supporting Pham’s character during his trial, but there is no evidence she knew about his crimes.Key Facts
- Lubna Speitan, a British-Palestinian artist and Green Party member, proposed a motion declaring Zionism as racism.
- The motion calls for a single democratic Palestinian state covering all of historic Palestine, including modern Israel.
- Israel banned Green Party leader Zack Polanski from entering the country after the motion was passed.
- Minh Quang Pham, a British-Vietnamese man, was jailed for 40 years in the US for supporting al-Qaeda and planning an attack at Heathrow.
- Court papers identify Speitan as a close friend of Pham, who intended to provide defense testimony about his mental health.
- Speitan wrote a 2016 letter to the US judge praising Pham’s character, saying he was kind and trustworthy.
- There is no evidence Speitan knew about Pham’s criminal activities.
- The Green Party said Speitan holds no official position and that it takes all serious allegations seriously.
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