Overview
- The party’s online spring conference unraveled with tech failures, rows over procedure, and a misgendering dispute, leading organizers to postpone a vote on a motion that would brand Zionism as racism and back sanctions on Israel and “resistance” against occupation.
- Leaked WhatsApp chats tied to Greens for Palestine showed activists using extreme anti‑Jewish slurs, including calling Jews “an abomination to this planet,” which the Campaign Against Antisemitism said its lawyers are now reviewing.
- A Green council candidate, Tope Olawoyin, shared posts claiming the arson of four Hatzalah ambulances in London was a “false flag,” even after two British men were arrested and bailed, drawing sharp condemnation from Jewish groups and political opponents.
- Labour urged leader Zack Polanski to act on antisemitism claims as he faced a public clash with journalist Nicole Lampert over a Daily Mail story quoting estranged relatives who said they fear the party’s direction.
- The struggle over the motion, advanced by the Greens for Palestine faction, comes as the Greens report rapid growth in polls and about 150,000 new members in six months, increasing the stakes for how the party handles internal discipline and policy on Israel.