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UK Green leader won't say if Israel has a right to exist
Israel National News • • world
Key Points:
- British Green Party leader Zack Polanski declined to directly answer whether Israel has a right to exist during a BBC Radio 4 interview, instead accusing Israel of oppressing Palestinians and committing apartheid and genocide.
- Polanski emphasized his desire for equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians but avoided giving a straightforward yes/no response on Israel's right to exist.
- The controversy follows a Green Party resolution labeling Zionism as a form of racism and endorsing a single Palestinian state encompassing present-day Israel, which Polanski said he would not have supported in its current form.
- Polanski supported the resolution's core criticism of Israel's policies, describing the displacement of Palestinians as driven by a racist ideology, while opposing the party deciding on a single-state solution.
- The resolution has faced backlash from British and Israeli officials, including British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who called for the Green Party to reverse the decision, arguing it undermines the possibility of a negotiated two-state solution.
