UK Green member behind anti-Zionism motion ‘receives death threats’
Summary
Lubna Speitan, a British-Palestinian member of the Green Party, has received death and rape threats after the party passed a motion declaring Zionism as a form of racism. The motion, which supports Palestinian rights and challenges the connection between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, has caused strong reactions from other UK political parties and public figures.Key Facts
- Lubna Speitan received threats online after the Green Party passed a motion calling Zionism racism.
- She reported these threats to the police and believes they are meant to intimidate her.
- The motion passed with 1,022 votes to 813 at the Green Party conference.
- Other UK parties and politicians, including Prime Minister Andy Burnham, criticized the motion as wrong and anti-Semitic.
- The motion supports Palestinian self-determination and a single democratic state for Muslims and Jews in historic Palestine.
- It clarifies that not all Jews are Zionists and targets the ideology of Zionism, not Jewish people.
- Speitan denies media accusations linking her to terrorism and calls those allegations guilt by association.
- The Green Party is investigating members’ views that conflict with party values.
- The UN once passed, then repealed, a resolution declaring Zionism a form of racism.
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