Paul Mellor is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Ditchling and Westmeston ward on Lewes District Council, in the South East. Cllr Paul Mellor 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:
It is patently obvious that Zionism and Racism are not the same. Those who campaign for a lasting peace and a two-state solution have my full support.
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Lewes District Council instead.
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- Party
- Liberal Democrats
- Council
- Lewes
- Ward
- Ditchling and Westmeston
- County
- East Sussex
- Region
- South East
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Lewes website
Questions and answers
Who is Paul Mellor?
Paul Mellor is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Ditchling and Westmeston ward on Lewes District Council, in the South East. Listed as Liberal Democrats.
Has Cllr Paul Mellor endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Paul Mellor 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: "It is patently obvious that Zionism and Racism are not the same. Those who campaign for a lasting peace and a two-state solution have my full support."
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.
Should I email Cllr Paul Mellor about it?
There is no need: Cllr Paul Mellor has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Lewes District Council instead.
Other councillors on Lewes District Council
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