The Board of Deputies has overwhelmingly voted to condemn the Green Party of England and Wales as a “racist party” following its declaration that Zionism was racism at its conference earlier this month.
At an online meeting, by a majority of 118 to one, members of the representative body said that the party “has, by adopting an antisemitic platform, become a racist party, and that the Board shall treat it as it has treated other racist parties”.
Laura Marks, who chaired Sunday's debate on the Green Party[Missing Credit]
President Phil Rosenberg urged members to support the resolution, which was proposed by Ashley Hirst, a deputy for Hendon’s Ner Israel Synagogue, and Max Royston, a representative for St John’s Wood (United) Synagogue.
In his opening, Hirst linked Zionism to more than two millennia of Jewish history and religious tradition. “In every age we have spoken of our bond with Zion in the language of the day,” he said.
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