Israel lashes out as UK’s Green Party formally defines Zionism as ‘racism’

Israel’s president declared that the ‘antisemitic lie’ deliberately endangers Jews and Israelis.Published On 4 Oct 20264 Oct 2026Israel has reacted with anger after the United Kingdom’s Green Party voted to define Zionism as a form of racism.Israel, as well as British Jewish groups, lashed out on Sunday following the vote by the small political party. The Israeli government declared that it now views the left-leaning Greens as giving “legitimacy to terrorism”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UK tribunal confirms professor’s anti-Zionism is legally protected belieflist 2 of 4British parliament to debate Israeli influence on UK politics: What we knowlist 3 of 4Can a party be leftist and Zionist?list 4 of 4Israel’s Smotrich calls for ‘war’ in West Bank: Rhetoric or real threat?end of listThe Green Party, which received 6 percent of the vote in the UK’s national elections in 2024, said ⁠it regarded Zionism as “an ethnonationalist political project” and repeated its call for Britain’s Labour government to end all arms trade with Israel.In a swift response, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the policy went “far beyond the boundaries of legitimate political debate” an...