Burnham calls on Polanski to reverse Green Party's Zionism motion
Summary
Andy Burnham criticized the Green Party's recent decision to label Zionism as a form of racism and urged the party leader, Zack Polanski, to reverse this motion. The motion endorses a single Palestinian state covering the area including modern Israel, which has caused controversy within the Green Party and beyond.Key Facts
- The Green Party passed a motion defining Zionism as supporting a Jewish ethnonationalist state.
- The motion supports creating one democratic Palestinian state over historic Palestine, including present-day Israel.
- Green leader Zack Polanski did not vote on the motion and has avoided media questions about it.
- The motion has divided Green Party members, with some resignations and opposition from party MPs and leaders.
- Polanski backs inclusivity in the party regardless of members' religious or communal affiliations.
- Andy Burnham said the motion rejects the two-state solution and called for it to be reversed.
- The International Court of Justice is hearing a case accusing Israel of genocide, though this is disputed by Israel.
- The motion has complicated Polanski’s campaign in an upcoming London by-election.
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