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AIBU - the Green party has become a racist organisation?

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Twiglets1 · 25/10/2026 19:35

The Green Party of England and Wales has been declared a racist organisation by the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

The Jewish body, which is the largest in the UK, was responding to the "Zionism is racism" policy motion passed at the Green Party's conference earlier this month.

Board of Deputies president Phil Rosenberg said a vote passed by 118 votes to one to declare that the Greens had, "by adopting an antisemitic platform, become a racist party".

I agree with this assessment but AIBU?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckx2qyd17eqvo

Stock image of a Green Party rosette

Board of Deputies of British Jews declares Greens to be racist party

The Jewish body's vote comes in response to the Green Party passing a "Zionism is racism" policy motion.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckx2qyd17eqvo

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localnotail · Today 07:09

JohnofWessex · 25/10/2026 21:32

Have a read of this

https://jonathonporritt.com/zionism-is-racism-green-party/

Now will those who oppose the basic idea that Zionism in its current form is racism please explain to me, a Bear with a Small Brain why the current behaviour of the State of Israel is OK.

In particular the treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank.

I would also point out that I have visited two states that no longer exist - the USSR & Czechoslovakia, one that had just ceased to exist - the DDR and DW had been to what was then Yugoslavia so the idea that any state has a God Given right to exist is clearly not sustainable.

Finally if you do want the State of Israel to continue existing do you think that its current behaviour is helping its long term survival, if so please explain.

Oh and a 'Security Zone' in the Lebanon is what most people would call an invasion again if this is OK, please explain why

This is bullshit. USSR is still exists in its original form - Russian Federation. It simply lost some of its members it acquired post-revolution but its trying hard to get them back (like Ukraine). Same for Yugoslavia, or Czechoslovakia - they still exists as separate states that made it, no one was displace, killed or removed (with the exception of the Balkan War, of course, that caused the split was was not the original reason for the war)

Palestine is not a country that existed before the formation of Israel, as far as I know - I'm not even sure "Palestinians" are one homogenous group ethnically. But I support their right to exist peacefully and have their own state - but not at the expense of Israel.

Israel has many shortcomings, it had insanely far right groups but it is very self aware and a lot of Israelis I talk to are very sympathetic with Palestinians, even after 7th October. Is the only place on the planet where Jewish people are not faced with discrimination and antisemitism. Its their country and their home, they worked hard to make it what it is today. Suggesting that Israel should be destroyed in not much better than suggesting Palestine should not exist. And we know what will happen to all Israel inhabitants if they lose the protection they have now.

Green Party is bonkers. They should not be called Green anymore, they dont give a flying fuck for the environment. And yes, if they deny Jewish people's tight to self-determination they are racist.

cryupmykingdom · Today 10:03

Colonel Gaddafi (who proved that a horrible person can still have a good sense of humour) used to discomfit all the worthies at pan-Arab meetings by pointing out that before the Jews started moving there, no one in the Arab world gave a phlying phuque about Palestine.

toastcrusts · Today 14:56

cryupmykingdom · Today 10:03

Colonel Gaddafi (who proved that a horrible person can still have a good sense of humour) used to discomfit all the worthies at pan-Arab meetings by pointing out that before the Jews started moving there, no one in the Arab world gave a phlying phuque about Palestine.

They still don't - Egypt's border is more secure than Israel's! And the surrounding states did not take the Palestinian refugees. There is more public onus on Israel to give aid to their attackers than any of the surrounding states.

MrMurphysComeuppance · Today 15:01

JulietteRoche · 25/10/2026 20:04

They are utterly absurd these days. They are the Trans-Gaza party.

And the worst part is that the LGBTQI+++ gender ideologues are nothing more than useful idiots for the single agenda pro-Gaza Muslims who have joined forces with them. They would throw every one of them under the bus in a heartbeat once they no longer served a purpose.

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