Former Green leader says party is at crossroads after Zionism vote

Former Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay stated that the party has reached a crossroads and needs to focus on its core values, including environmental issues. BBC News reported that the comments followed a decision by members of the Green Party of England and Wales last month to adopt a policy motion backing a single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine, which encompasses modern-day Israel. [1][2]

The vote has sparked significant political fallout and criticism from senior Green figures. BBC News reported that the Equality and Human Rights Commission wrote to the Green Party requesting further details after dozens of Labour and Liberal Democrat members of Parliament and Jewish campaigners expressed concern. Israel's foreign ministry also banned Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, from entering the country. [1]

The fallout has extended to party membership and local government participation. The Times of Israel reported that the party lost nearly 20,000 members following the motion. The Jewish Chronicle reported that a Green mayor resigned from the party after the vote crossed a line, while HuffPost UK reported on growing internal conflict involving former leadership and new members. [4][5][6]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, Green Party members previously passed a motion in Brighton declaring Zionism a form of racism. Current leader Zack Polanski, who has led the party since 2025, faced sharp criticism from former leader Caroline Lucas for failing to show leadership by missing the vote. Political parties that embrace green politics are typically structured around core principles of environmentalism and social justice. [7][10][11]