Phil North is a Conservative councillor for Bourne Valley ward on Test Valley Borough Council, in the South East. Cllr Phil North 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:
I stand with British Jews and Jews worldwide against anti-Semitism and support the protection of a sovereign Jewish state in the historical land of Israel.
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Test Valley Borough Council instead.
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At a glance
- Party
- Conservative
- Council
- Test Valley
- Ward
- Bourne Valley
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Test Valley website
Questions and answers
Who is Phil North?
Phil North is a Conservative councillor for Bourne Valley ward on Test Valley Borough Council, in the South East.
Has Cllr Phil North endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Phil North 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: "I stand with British Jews and Jews worldwide against anti-Semitism and support the protection of a sovereign Jewish state in the historical land of Israel."
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 Phil North about it?
There is no need: Cllr Phil North has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Test Valley Borough Council instead.
Other councillors on Test Valley Borough Council
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