Zionism Is Not Racism

Councillor

Cllr Jason Wood

Labour Party

Jason Wood is a Labour councillor for Scotforth East Ward on Lancaster City Council, in the North West. Cllr Jason Wood has endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism, on 12 October 2026.

Has endorsed the campaign

Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion.

In their own words:

These are complex issues that cannot be reduced to single sentence slogans

They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Lancaster City Council instead.

Are you Cllr Jason Wood? Change your own words, or take your name off.

At a glance

Party
Labour Party
Council
Lancaster
Ward
Scotforth East Ward
County
Lancashire
Region
North West
The campaign
Endorsed on 12 October 2026
Official page
Lancaster website

Questions and answers

Who is Jason Wood?

Jason Wood is a Labour councillor for Scotforth East Ward on Lancaster City Council, in the North West. Listed as Labour Party.

Has Cllr Jason Wood endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?

Yes. Cllr Jason Wood put their name to it on 12 October 2026: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion." In their own words: "These are complex issues that cannot be reduced to single sentence slogans"

What is the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion?

On 4 October 2026 the Green Party of England and Wales passed a motion declaring that "Zionism is racism". It brands as racism the belief, held by around nine in ten British Jews, that the Jewish people have the right to a homeland of their own, and binds the party to treat that belief "as any other form of racism". Councillors and MPs of every other party are being asked to say, in public, that Zionism is not racism.

Who are the other councillors for Scotforth East Ward?

Cllr Andrew Otway (Green Party). Each has a page saying where they stand.

Should I email Cllr Jason Wood about it?

There is no need: Cllr Jason Wood has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Lancaster City Council instead.

Other councillors on Lancaster City Council

All 61 councillors on Lancaster City Council

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