Councillors of every party say Zionism is not racism

Councillors who have put their name to it

• Every party 315
• Conservative 101
• Reform UK 93
• Liberal Democrat 47
• Labour 46
• Independent 12
• Local / Residents party 9
• Green 5
• SDP 2
• Restore Britain 1

• Cllr Helen GreenBentley Heath & The Royds, HertsmereLabour Signed 13 October
• Cllr Mike SammonCambridge, SeftonLiberal Democrat Signed 13 OctoberAntisemitism sickens me. Zionism is not racism and I would expect every decent Green politician to make that clear. Zack Polanski’s refusal to condemn the Green Party’s motion has been disgraceful.
• Cllr Michael RubinsteinPilkington Park, BuryLabour Signed 13 OctoberHappy to belong to a political party which has dealt with its Antisemitism years ago (with a little help from me, I'm proud to say) and which has condemned the disgraceful Antisemitic Green Party Motion.
• Cllr Alan AvisEwell Village, Stoneleigh & Nonsuch, East SurreyLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr Victoria SenaShere, West SurreyConservative Signed 13 OctoberI stand with the Jewish community and support the protection of their rights and identity. It is deeply concerning that such a statement is even necessary, and I urge political parties to reflect on the impact their words have on minority communities.
• Cllr Judith LubbockEaton, NorwichLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr Dave RowanColne Valley West, KirkleesReform UK Signed 13 OctoberHi, I stand with Israel, and the divide the left are creating in all our life’s is getting intolerable. Freedom of speech is eroding. The Jewish community are suffering in communities around the UK whilst the government and the lefty Liberals watch on, when the Jewish community who have lived among us for generations have caused no harm and asked for nothing. God be with you all and I will stand by your side. Regards Cllr Dave Rowan
• Cllr Andrew ScarthOxhey Hall and Hayling, Three RiversLiberal Democrat Signed 13 OctoberWe live in a multicultural and multi faith community, I am proud to be a member of this community. The motion passed by the Green pary attendees is to be regretted and challenged.
• Cllr Chris MyersPotters Bar Furzefield, HertsmereLabour Signed 13 October
• Cllr Steve ClarkRushden South, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 13 October
• Cllr James WrightWinlaton and High Spen, GatesheadReform UK Signed 13 OctoberI firmly believe that Zionism is not racism, but rather the fundamental expression of the Jewish people’s right to self-determination in their historic homeland. The Green Party’s recent conference vote to declare Zionism as racism is deeply divisive, alienates Jewish communities, and undermines the path toward a peaceful, negotiated two-state solution. I call on the Green Party leadership to listen to its own MPs, reverse this counterproductive motion, and return the party’s focus to environmental and social progress
• Cllr David MellerCheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North, StockportLabour Signed 13 October
• Cllr David SedgwickHeatons North, StockportIndependent Signed 13 OctoberYou cannot purport to support a two-state solution without a safe and secure homeland for the Jewish people, that’s why I’m a Zionist.
• Cllr John Barry LumsdenOakley, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 13 OctoberHistory Speaks for its self
• Cllr Brian BattleManor, StockportReform UK Signed 13 OctoberI fully support our Jewish community and call on members of the Green party to condemn the antisemitism within their ranks.
• Cllr Tom SimonBelsize, CamdenLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr Kirsty KnightOrton Waterville, PeterboroughConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Alexander CurtisHoddesdon North, HertfordshireConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Sandy BuchananSleaford Westholme, North KestevenReform UK Signed 13 OctoberI stand with the Jewish Community and their fundamental right to form a national identity in their ancestral homeland. Zionism seeks to protect a historically persecuted and indigenous minority from anti-semitism.
• Cllr Christine CollardHeckington Rural, North KestevenConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Renos Joshua GeorgiouPotters Bar Oakmere, HertsmereLabour Signed 13 October
• Cllr George Gladstone-NewEgham, West SurreyReform UK Signed 13 Octoberthe Green party calling "Zionism is Racism" is utterly outrageous and they should be ashamed. All they are doing is trying to create division in society and there leader should stand down immediately due to this.
• Cllr David AndrewsWare Rural, East HertfordshireConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Sue JamesonBruce Castle, HaringeyLabour Signed 13 October
• Cllr Martin GawithSkerton Ward, LancasterLabour Signed 13 OctoberThough I condemn many of the actions of the Netanyahu government I believe we have a fundamental duty to stand against racism and antisemitism.
• Cllr Mark GrosskopfSouth Tottenham, HaringeyLabour Signed 13 October
• Cllr Lucia das NevesWoodside, HaringeyLabour Signed 13 OctoberIt's vital that we continue the work of showing leadership in building connection, solidarity and relationships between all our communities in Haringey.
• Cllr Alison JohnstonMid Test, Test ValleyConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Billy TaylorWitham North, BraintreeConservative Signed 13 OctoberI love Israel
• Cllr Howard WoollastonLambourn, West BerkshireConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Victor FloydBlackbrook, St. HelensReform UK Signed 13 October
• Cllr Denis McLeanPipers Hill, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 13 OctoberI stand with all those in Israel 🇮🇱 and worldwide.
• Cllr Peter BurdenPortishead South, North SomersetConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Peggy DaviesChafford Hundred East, ThurrockReform UK Signed 13 October
• Cllr Stan BryanCudworth, BarnsleyReform UK Signed 13 October
• Cllr Mione H GoldspinkBishop's Stortford North, East HertfordshireLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr James FrancisYaxley, HuntingdonshireReform UK Signed 13 October
• Cllr Alistair ColeHenley, CoventryReform UK Signed 13 OctoberFor a community to pursue it's security in the wake of centuries of persecution is not racism.
• Cllr Anthony UptonKidderminster - St Barnabas, WorcestershireReform UK Signed 13 October
• Cllr Richard ThomasWormside, HerefordshireConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Roger TarrantRedruth North, CornwallRestore Britain Signed 13 OctoberI support the Jewish community in Cornwall and I am opposed to any form of antisemitism.
• Cllr Rhona CameronBaldock East, North HertfordshireLabour Signed 13 October
• Cllr Sarah WilliamsWest Green, HaringeyLabour Signed 13 October
• Cllr Seema ChandwaniWest Green, HaringeyLabour Signed 13 October
• Cllr Andy LynchHorley West, Salfords & Sidlow, SurreyReform UK Signed 13 OctoberI believe the Jewish people have the same right to a homeland, security and self-determination as any other people. I stand firmly against antisemitism, racism and discrimination in all their forms. Supporting Israel's right to exist does not, in itself, make someone a racist. I believe in fairness, dignity and equal rights for all, and will challenge prejudice wherever i see it. I am proud to stand to stand against antisemitism, defend the right of the Jewish people to self-determination and uphold the principle that every person deserves to live in freedom, safety and dignity.
• Cllr Paul TurnerBerkeley Vale, StroudIndependent Signed 13 October
• Cllr Mike SaundersStanway, ColchesterReform UK Signed 13 October
• Cllr Julien SpeedTeynham and Lynsted, SwaleConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr James WrightEaton, NorwichLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr Helen CameronClatterbridge, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Cherry PovallClatterbridge, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Max BoothHoylake and Meols, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Jennifer JohnsonWest Kirby and Thurstaston, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Tony CoxHoylake and Meols, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Gary BennettMoreton West and Saughall Massie, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Simon R MountneyWest Kirby and Thurstaston, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Jeff GreenWest Kirby and Thurstaston, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Lesley RennieWallasey, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Mary JordanClatterbridge, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Andrew GardnerHoylake and Meols, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Colin BaldwinMoreton West and Saughall Massie, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Vida WilsonMoreton West and Saughall Massie, WirralConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Neil GarlandBedworth North, WarwickshireReform UK Signed 13 OctoberWanting a country of your own and defending its people, history and culture is never racism. If only the British people were permitted to follow suit.
• Cllr Richard EddyBishopsworth, BristolConservative Signed 13 OctoberI am very happy to support your petition.
• Cllr Brendan MossSutton - South East, St. HelensReform UK Signed 13 OctoberI support the Jewish people’s right to self determination and to a safe and secure homeland.
• Cllr Shaun EdgeCrawcrook and Greenside, GatesheadLabour Signed 13 OctoberI stand firmly with Gateshead’s Jewish community, one of the most established Orthodox Jewish communities in Britain, with a proud history stretching back over a century. But supporting our Jewish neighbours and standing up for Palestinian rights are not mutually exclusive. I believe firmly in a two-state solution, with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace, security and dignity.
• Cllr David WhitcroftMytchett & Deepcut, Surrey HeathLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr David WhitakerWest End Ward, LancasterLabour Signed 13 OctoberSigning in Solidarity with The Jewish Community in these challenging times in accordance with my belief that there is no place for Hatred or Prejudice against any group of people.
• Cllr Liz PatelSale Moor Ward, TraffordLabour Signed 13 October
• Cllr Susan Prochak MBERobertsbridge, RotherLiberal Democrat Signed 13 OctoberAs the Lib Dem Group on Rother District Council, we have a,ready put out a statement deploring this motion.
• Cllr Debbie CattellAndover St Mary's, Test ValleyConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Gilly WomackFeatherstone - Ward 6, WakefieldReform UK Signed 13 OctoberI will always stand with the Jewish people
• Cllr Diana StewartCouncillor Diana StewartLiberal Democrat Details, East Riding of YorkshireLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr Heidi WildhirtCleadon Park & Harton Moor, South TynesideReform UK Signed 13 OctoberIt is frightening to see Jewish people’s right to national self determination questioned and dismissed, less than a century after the Holocaust. Jewish people, like every people, deserve the same right to live in safety and determine their future. I find it deeply troubling that any political party should have to debate a motion that treats Zionism as inherently racist. I cannot understand how anyone could remain a member, let alone represent, a party that gives such a motion legitimacy. I stand firmly against antisemitism and in support of Jewish people’s right to a homeland.
• Cllr Ross IrvingMeir Hay North, Parkhall and Weston Coyney, Stoke-on-TrentConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Philip LashbrookBellinger, Test ValleyConservative Signed 13 OctoberThose who label other as racist are in fact racist.
• Cllr Shaun BarclayHarton, South TynesideReform UK Signed 13 OctoberI oppose racism in all its forms, i oppose antisemitism, and i support the rights and dignity of both Jewish and Palestinian people. Human rights should never be a competition, and standing up for one community should never require denying the rights of another. I oppose the Green Parties motion when they say Zionism is racism.
• Cllr Jonathan BibbCouncillor Jonathan BibbConservative Details, East Riding of YorkshireConservative Signed 13 OctoberI will always stand with our Jewish community against this racist attack from the Green Party.
• Cllr Bob HughesShere, West SurreyConservative Signed 13 OctoberAnyone who believes in equality should support the State of Israel. It has been repeatedly and very often daily attacked by its neighbours and terrorists groups on all sides. Their murderous attacks should not be rewarded with support for a caused backed by so may antisemites.
• Cllr Sean McMasterCouncillor Sean McMasterConservative Details, East Riding of YorkshireConservative Signed 13 OctoberThe motion that was passed at the Green Party at their annual conference is a disgrace. How a supposed 'mainstream' political party has been allowed to pass such a dispicable motion is beyond belief. Zionism is NOT racism and I stand firmly in support of our Jewish communities and with the state of Israel and its right to exist.
• Cllr Dan MarrDavenham, Moulton and Kingsmead, Cheshire West and ChesterConservative Signed 13 October
• Cllr Kris BrownGateacre, LiverpoolLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr Matthew JonesKidderminster - St Johns, WorcestershireIndependent Signed 13 OctoberHere we go again… Another CrAzY decision from the Green Party. Just when you think political common sense might prevail, along comes another statement that leaves you shaking your head. My Wife’s uncle is Jewish, so this is personal to me and my family. I firmly believe Jewish people deserve the same rights and respect as everyone else. Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our world, regardless of which party it comes from.
• Cllr Dr Martin CahnHiston & Impington, South CambridgeshireLiberal Democrat Signed 13 OctoberDefining Zionism as racism denies the Jewish people their basic right to self-determination and misrepresents a key part of Jewish identity. Zionism is the same as Polishness or Britishness yet no party would ever vote that either of them means racism.
• Cllr Keith ClarkeRushden Lakes, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 13 October
• Cllr Sean SmithSt Cleer & Menheniot, CornwallReform UK Signed 13 October
• Cllr Peter MacDonaldMinster Cliffs, SwaleReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr John WaineBulkington & Whitestone, WarwickshireReform UK Signed 12 OctoberThe recent sudden increase in antisemitism in Britain is, to say the least, alarming. The attempts by a rag-tag alliance of Left-wing organisations to rewrite history by denying the known facts of the Holocaust and equating Jews with the Nazis is a disgrace and an affront to humanity.
• Cllr Alan LeamanSevenoaks Northern, SevenoaksLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Roger CrouchIsleworth, HounslowLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberThe motion does nothing to tackle rising antisemitism and Islamophobia in this country. As a Holocaust educator, this scares me.
• Cllr Brett RosehillAldenham East, HertsmereReform UK Signed 12 OctoberZionism is the belief in Jewish self-determination in our ancestral homeland. It is part of my Jewish identity, and I will neither apologise for it nor allow others to define it for me. Proud Jew. Proud Zionist. No apologies. 🇮🇱
• Cllr Stephan DransfieldColne Valley West, KirkleesReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Bob GrinsellSt Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield, SolihullConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Phillip RedshawCouncillor Phillip RedshawLiberal Democrat Details, East Riding of YorkshireLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberYou can stand with Palestinians and fiercely criticise Israel without declaring Zionism inherently racist. By doing so, the Greens risk legitimising antisemitic ideas and discriminatory treatment. The liberal alternative is clear: equal rights, security and self-determination for Jews and Palestinians.
• Cllr Adam GilesCrome, NorwichLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr John BlackwoodMartins Wood, StevenageReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Mike HobdayLondon Colney, St AlbansLabour Signed 12 OctoberI firmly believe that Zionism is not racism, and I remain steadfast in my support for a two-state solution that guarantees peace, prosperity, security and self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians.
• Cllr Emma TurnbullLondon Colney, St AlbansLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Christine BrettSeaford South, LewesLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberI support 2 nation states Palestine and Israel and pray that they can live peacefully.
• Cllr Steven SmithsonImmanuel, HyndburnConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Scott EmeryHighgate, HaringeyLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Martin SachsBarkingside, RedbridgeLabour Signed 12 OctoberI strongly oppose the Green Party's recent decision on this.
• Cllr Julie LumsdenCorby West, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Tony DiciccoBalsall & Berkswell, SolihullConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Andy SmithAshtead, East SurreyLocal / Residents party Signed 12 OctoberI was very saddened and dismayed by the Green Party conference vote to endorse this motion. It is divisive and harmful to community cohesion. A number of prominent Green politicians, councillors and former Green Party leaders warned against going in this direction. The conference should have heeded their advice.
• Cllr Phil NorthBourne Valley, Test ValleyConservative Signed 12 OctoberI 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.
• Cllr Jason WoodScotforth East Ward, LancasterLabour Signed 12 OctoberThese are complex issues that cannot be reduced to single sentence slogans
• Cllr Natalie ShalomHale Ward, TraffordConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Bryan BlackOxted South, TandridgeLocal / Residents party Signed 12 OctoberI strongly disagree with motion passed by the Green Party. There is no evidence to back it. Israel is a country not only for Jewish people, but there Christians, Arabs, Muslims all living together. How can you call Zionists racists? Polanski is the leader of the party, and while he didn't vote he clearly doesn't have control of his party and should resign.
• Cllr Ian MorrisCarpenders Park, Three RiversIndependent Signed 12 October
• Cllr Colin Hartley JPHeysham South Ward, LancasterLabour Signed 12 OctoberWhile I support this campaign I do not endorse the actions of the Netanyahu government relating to Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
• Cllr Lawrence WilliamsLittledown & Iford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr John BovillCouncillor John BovillLiberal Democrat Details, East Riding of YorkshireLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Dr John Bloxham CCBlaby & Glen Parva, LeicestershireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Deb ShinerOxted South, TandridgeLocal / Residents party Signed 12 October
• Cllr Morris Bright MBEPotters Bar West and Shenley, HertfordshireConservative Signed 12 OctoberAs the Hertfordshire County Councillor for Potters Bar West & Shenley, including Studio Way in Borehamwood, and the Hertsmere Borough Councillor for Elstree, I add my name, voice and support, to those who, like me, are deeply saddened and greatly disturbed by what has transpired. Let us hope and pray that common sense prevails soon.
• Cllr Ulrich SavaryBroadheath Ward, TraffordLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Martin BarkerParkgate, Cheshire West and ChesterIndependent Signed 12 October
• Cllr Zak WagmanStanmore, HarrowConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Geraline KilgourFellgate & Hedworth, South TynesideLabour Signed 12 OctoberI strongly oppose the motion supported at the Green Party Conference.
• Cllr Jon BallEaling Common, EalingLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr David Michael FordBaildon, BradfordConservative Signed 12 OctoberJust to say I fully support your pledge and condemn the Green Party for the motion they passed at their conference. I was a member of the Green Party for 30 years and sat as a councillor for them 2000-2007, as well as a Parliamentary candidate in 2010. I left the party in 2016 because of the rising antisemitism in the party, after being active in a group called GreensAgainstAntisemitism. The Jew hate in the Green Party is now beyond anything in my worse nightmares. [They] are an openly antisemitic party, on a par with groups like the NF in the past.
• Cllr Simon EardleySaughall and Mollington, Cheshire West and ChesterConservative Signed 12 OctoberZionism is the right to Jewish self-determination in their ancestral homeland. The Green Party, in passing its “Zionism is racism” motion, shames them in the most despicable way, effectively siding them with the ideology of extremists like Hamas. This extreme and racist motion has no place in British politics. I’m proud to be a Zionist. The people of Israel live. #AmYisraelChai 🇮🇱
• Cllr Shaun ReganBrinnington & Stockport Central, StockportReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Linda BowenRochester West and Borstal, MedwayLabour Signed 12 OctoberYou can stand against the actions of the current Israeli regime without denying the right of Israel to exist. My thoughts are with all those who lost their lives on 07/10/23 and since, whether Israeli or Palestinian. I support a two state solution.
• Cllr Ash HallPemberton, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Stephen GreekHarrow Weald, HarrowConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Helena WindsorBletchingley & Nutfield, TandridgeIndependent Signed 12 OctoberI stand with Israel and with Jewish communities across the world. Never Again Is Now
• Cllr Frank KilgallonOakley, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Carolyn RedfernHertford Sele, East HertfordshireLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Paul JeffreysBanbury Hardwick, CherwellReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Luke Cawley-HarrisonCrouch End, HaringeyLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Steve LancasterHuntingdon North, HuntingdonshireReform UK Signed 12 OctoberThe Green party stance on making Zionism an offence is utterly wrong. I stand against it.
• Cllr Joe OttenDore and Totley, SheffieldLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberIt is sad to see the Green Party taken over by people who don't care for its historic values or for British values of tolerance and respect. I hope we can all work for peace in the region and reject the extremists, like those in the Green Party, who are making excuses for war.
• Cllr Bill CookOrsett, Horndon & Bulphan, ThurrockReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Andrew VarneyBrislington West, BristolLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Peter NicholsonHaslemere East, WaverleyLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Bill PiperLutterworth - East, HarboroughReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Selina Ward-NicholsonEccleshill, BradfordReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Ricki RandsShephall, StevenageReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Paul RainbowDurrants, Three RiversLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Paul MellorDitchling and Westmeston, LewesLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberIt 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.
• Cllr Alan Parker J.P.Monk Bretton, BarnsleyReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI stand with the Jewish people that Zionism is not racism. Contrary to what is said about Reform UK, we are against any type of racism and will not tolerate it in any form. What we are against is illegal immigration and how that disadvantages all British people, whatever race they originate from.
• Cllr Kieron MallonBanbury Calthorpe and Easington, CherwellConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Andrea HodgsonBounds Green, HaringeyLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Kieron MallonBanbury Easington, OxfordshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Richard LeemingDulwich Village, SouthwarkLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Joanne HardingUrmston Ward, TraffordLabour Signed 12 OctoberI will always stand with the Jewish community and their right to self determination.
• Cllr Ian CampbellAbbots Langley and Bedmond, Three RiversConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Dulcie TudorThreemilestone & Chacewater, CornwallIndependent Signed 12 October
• Cllr Marc FrostWixams and Wilstead, BedfordConservative Signed 12 OctoberThe Jewish people have the same right to self determination, security and a homeland as any other people. To label that belief as racism is wrong, divisive and risks fuelling antisemitism. We should be bringing communities together, not creating further division.
• Cllr Michael HarriganShiremoor, North TynesideReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Gill FloydAlmondbury, KirkleesReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Rhys CarrAckworth, North Elmsall and Upton - Ward 1, WakefieldSDP Signed 12 OctoberI fully stand with our Jewish communities
• Cllr Stephen AdsheadStretford & Humphrey Park Ward, TraffordLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Rob DarbyHart, HartlepoolReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI stand with our great Jewish friends. I support Israel.
• Cllr Duane FarrKinson, Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI am concerned about this motion as it is divisive, singling out Jewish people who believe in their right to a homeland.
• Cllr Louise BlackmanPerranporth, CornwallReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI believe Zionism, understood as support for Jewish self-determination in Israel, is not a racist ideology, while recognizing that reasonable people disagree and that Israeli government policies may be criticized like those of any other state.
• Cllr James ValentineKempston West, BedfordLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Martyn PunyerArmitage with Handsacre, LichfieldConservative Signed 12 OctoberI wholeheartedly condemn the Green Party's adoption of the "Zionism is Racism" motion policy. It is an afront to the Jewish people and to all who believe that Jews have the right to live in peace.
• Cllr Jeff JonesLittle Hadham and The Pelhams, East HertfordshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Robert JaggerArdsley and Robin Hood, LeedsReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Chris SmithTown Close, NorwichLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Lee MasonExmouth Brixington, East DevonConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Mark CherryBanbury Ruscote, CherwellLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Rob WalshBrookfield, PrestonReform UK Signed 12 OctoberThe Greens have adopted a policy which incites hatred against Jewish people following a majority of their party voting to declare “Zionism is racism”. It is clear that Islamic extremists and their sympathisers have captured the Green party. Extinction Rebellion, Insulate Britain, Just Stop Oil, Palestine Action, The Green Party - Each time they regroup under a new name they get more extreme and brazen with their antisemitic goals. Zack Polanski is a traitorous coward.
• Cllr Eric BuckmasterSawbridgeworth, East HertfordshireConservative Signed 12 OctoberThe motion of the Green Party at their national conference is abhorrent and dangerous and does nothing to build harmony among communities. They must reverse this policy.
• Cllr Peter BoylanGreat Amwell and Stansteads, East HertfordshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Geoff PearlEccleston, St. HelensLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberZionism is not racist. Zionism is the right of Jewish people to live in their on Homeland Israel. I would accuse the Green Party of antisemitism. They have never condemned Hamas of the atrocities they carried out on 7th October 2023 before and since. They have never condemned the atrocities carried out by Palestinians through out the years or their pay to slay policy.
• Cllr Emma HamptonUniversity, NorwichLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Aubrey HoltThe Mundens, East HertfordshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Mark DobsonGarforth and Swillington, LeedsLocal / Residents party Signed 12 OctoberI am progressing a White paper in council in November stating that Zionism is not racism.
• Cllr Marc AmronBushey Park, HertsmereLocal / Residents party Signed 12 OctoberAs a Hertsmere councillor and a proud British Jew,I call on the Green Party to reverse its deeply offensive motion equating Zionism with racism.Zionism is the belief that Jews, like other peoples, have the right to self determination in their ancestral homeland. Denying Jews that right, while upholding it for others is a glaring double standard. Criticising Israel’s government is legitimate; demonising Jewish national self-determination is not. At a time of rising antisemitism, the Green Party must recognise the gravity of its language. Equality must mean equality for Jews too.
• Cllr Charlene MainesRowlands Castle, East HampshireIndependent Signed 12 OctoberI stand with our Jewish Community Cllr Charlene Maines
• Cllr Charlie TuffinBerkeley Vale, StroudConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr John ChallinorCanford Cliffs, Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Keith DriverLakenham, NorwichLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Jonathan CloseEuxton, ChorleyReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI was absolutely appalled by this motion. The Green Party leadership is a disgrace and has badly let down their members and supporters. Most of whom are honest, decent people who just want to make this world a better place, hold no ill feeling towards the Jewish community, and are equally appalled by this. They must reverse this motion and apologise immediately to preserve any lingering credibility or respect for their party and membership.
• Cllr Tony StoweAston, Datchworth and Walkern, East HertfordshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Miles Parkinson OBEClayton-le-Moors, HyndburnReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Ian DevonshireMuch Hadham, East HertfordshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Jonny CopeSt Pauls, Surrey HeathConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Kelly DuddridgeVictoria, North NorthamptonshireLabour Signed 12 OctoberI have always supported the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine to find a peaceful way forward. I do not believe that Jewish communities living in the UK should be subject to condemnation or viewed as racist simply for supporting Israel’s right to exist. Criticising the Israeli Government's policies is not antisemitic, and neither is calling out Israel's actions in Gaza and the West bank. You can be pro-two state solution and still call these actions out. The Green motion implies otherwise. I do not support othering of whole communities based on the actions of Israel's Government.
• Cllr Bill WilliamsChampion Hill, SouthwarkLabour Signed 12 OctoberJewish self-determination is a right. Declaring it racist is an attack on Jews. The Green party has chosen to brand Jews who hold this belief as racists and make their equal participation in the party conditional on renouncing it. This is without doubt the most antisemitic and racist motion brought before a mainstream political party in my lifetime. It is Corbynism on steroids.
• Cllr Angus Parsad-WyattSawbridgeworth, East HertfordshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Yehudi LevineDunkeswell and Otterhead, East DevonLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Paul RichardsBushey North, HertsmereLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Dominic BoeckAldermaston, West BerkshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Jamie HendersonMargate, KentReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Carli HarperLakenham, NorwichLabour Signed 12 OctoberWe cannot equivocate on racism. We cannot pick and choose which types of racism we oppose. You can absolutely oppose the Netanyahu Government, stand against illegal West Bank settlements and be appalled by the loss of life and destruction in Gaza, and still believe that Israel has the right to exist, and that Jews have the right to self-determination.
• Cllr Eileen FlemingBlackbrook, St. HelensReform UK Signed 12 OctoberFor me, Zionism isn't racism. I see it as the belief that Jewish people, like any other people, have the right to self-determination and a homeland. I don't see that as being about racial superiority or discrimination. I believe it's entirely possible to support Jewish self-determination while also supporting equality, human rights and respect for people of all backgrounds and communities.
• Cllr Ian LewisWallasey, WirralConservative Signed 12 OctoberI am appalled that a party which seeks to govern our country believes it acceptable to support the eradication of the state of Israel. The Green Party has been taken over by the worst excesses of those who joined Labour under Jeremy Corbyn.
• Cllr Pam McCabeThe Homesteads & Stanford Le Hope North, ThurrockReform UK Signed 12 OctoberIt is imperitive that the Green party change their attitudes towards the Jewish community. The Jewish should be allowed to live a peaceful life without threats of any kind.
• Cllr Elizabeth WrightRaunds, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 OctoberZionism is not racism. Supporting the Jewish people’s right to self-determination does not mean endorsing every action of the Israeli government or denying Palestinian rights. We can stand for the rights, dignity and safety of both peoples. I call on the Green Party to reverse this motion and choose language that encourages understanding rather than division.
• Cllr Richard SmithKirkburton, KirkleesConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Hema YellapragadaWarwick Myton & Heathcote, Warwick DistrictGreen Signed the Green councillors' pledge Signed 12 OctoberAs an active member of SACRE & local Faith Forums, I work to build understanding between faiths and communities. This motion risks division, does nothing to ease Palestinian suffering, and distracts from pressing local and climate priorities. I oppose all racism & discrimination.
• Cllr Dave EdmondsRedditch Central (Shared), WorcestershireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Dan BirchDroitwich East, WorcestershireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr George William BuckleyAiredale, BradfordConservative Signed 12 OctoberI believe local councillors should stick to local politics, but following the horrific motion passed at the Green Party Conference I have a duty to stand up for the Jewish residents of my community. I can't stand by and watch Green party activists divide people in my community based on which religion somebody believes or whether they think that the Jewish state has a right to exist. That's real racism!
• Cllr Saul JacobBorehamwood South, HertfordshireReform UK Signed 12 OctoberZionism is the belief in the Jewish people's right to self-determination in their historic homeland. Supporting that right is not of course racism. You can criticise Governments' as we all do from time to time, and that can of course include the Israeli govt. As a Jew and Councillor, I find it deeply upsetting to see Zionism equated to racism. The Green Party and its members have successfully singled out one particular group, one people, to become a target for antisemites. I call upon the Green Party to reverse this motion.
• Cllr Hugh MalyanWeston-super-Mare South Worle, North SomersetLabour Signed 12 OctoberZionism is the aspiration for a national homeland. To call it racism is a perversion.
• Cllr Graham ClackDunton Green & Riverhead, SevenoaksConservative Signed 12 OctoberThis was a disgraceful decision by the Greens and must be reversed - or they should be the pariahs of the political world.
• Cllr Wayne DixonMiddleton Park, LeedsSDP Signed 12 OctoberI think we all know that the problem isn’t Israel’s existence, it’s the fact that a Terrorist organisation runs Palestine. The Israeli Government is run by people who have no thought for a two state solution and are quite frankly acting as bad has Hamas. A one state solution either way will simply cause different problems.
• Cllr Vinnie WhitrowHatton Park, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI believe that Zionism is not racism, and I therefore call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion. Equating Zionism with racism risks misrepresenting the beliefs of many Jewish people and undermines informed and balanced discussion on this complex issue.
• Cllr Steven BarlowStaveley North, ChesterfieldReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Conrad Hart-BrookeRothwell, LeedsLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Amor AlbertLongford, CoventryReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI strongly oppose antisemitism, racism and discrimination in all forms. Zionism should not automatically be characterised as racism, just as Palestinian rights to dignity and self-determination must be respected. I reject the Green Party's blanket declaration and call for its reconsideration. As an elected Coventry City Councillor, I have a responsibility to represent all communities fairly, challenge prejudice wherever it arises, defend freedom of expression and promote mutual respect, equality and community cohesion above political division.
• Cllr Rachel CarnacReculver, CanterburyConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Dr Shabina QayyumEast, PeterboroughLabour Signed 12 OctoberAs the leader of a council, I always want to bring people together. I too bleed for Palestinian children.I am deeply concerned about the potential of this motion to divide our communities further, make Jewish residents feel unsafe and lead to horrific repercussion and consequence on Palestinians after seeing the destruction in Gaza. This does not mean at all that any political party has the right to take ownership over a Jewish community, or residents belief to be aligned with their place of worship a homeland Or to be placed at risk or in Jeopardy here in this country.
• Cllr David DonnellyCorby West, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Andrew MakinsonAllerton, LiverpoolLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Kevin RaeburnLeavesden, Three RiversLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Lindsey GreenBerkeley Vale, StroudConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Glenn MatthewsBirstall West, CharnwoodConservative Signed 12 OctoberI stand with the Jewish community and will continue to do so. The 7th October must not be forgotten or get lost in time.
• Cllr David HoeyMeriden & Arden, SolihullConservative Signed 12 OctoberI will stand up ensure equal treatment of Jewish people, you can count on my support
• Cllr Gregory WilcoxIrthlingborough, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI stand with Israel
• Cllr Joshua SheardBirstall and Birkenshaw, KirkleesConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Robert MayallSevenoaks Rural South, KentReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI would find it a little less hypocritical of those protesting against Israel if they also campaigned against Iran killing its own people of the People's Republic of China putting Muslims in concentration camps. Is it because Jews aren't involved?
• Cllr Peter ClarkeSt Helens, HastingsReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Dawn GambleVerulam, St AlbansLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Glen SafferyWoodside, WatfordLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberThe belief in a Jewish state is clearly not an inherently racist belief. It is an essential component of the two-state solution long supported by the vast majority of the international community, the British Government and my party. I believe the two state solution is the only path to long-term security and dignity for the Israeli and Palestinian people. Regardless of appalling and racist provocations from extreme elements on both sides of this conflict, including members of the current Israeli government, we should reject such sentiments unequivocally.
• Cllr Andrew HardingStanway and Marks Tey, EssexReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Luke PerrySimonside & Rekendyke, South TynesideReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Stewart GoltonRothwell, LeedsLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Jack BarwellSelsdon Vale and Forestdale, CroydonConservative Signed 12 OctoberNormally I stick to local politics in a Councillor capacity, but following the Green party's disgraceful motion passed at their party conference, many Jewish residents are quite rightly concerned that even turning up to a synagogue that believes in the right for Israel to exist would see them labelled as racist by a supposedly mainstream political party. I can't stand by and watch Green party activists and some of their leaders divide people in my community based on which religion somebody believes or whether they think that the Jewish state has a right to exist. That's real racism!
• Cllr Roger BaldwinLoughton Forest, Epping ForestLocal / Residents party Signed 12 OctoberI believe that Israel has a right to exist. I too am absolutely disgusted by the Green Party and blatant far left policies.
• Cllr Jan O'HaraBarton Seagrave and Burton Latimer, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Raph CohnAiredale, BradfordConservative Signed 12 OctoberLast week was the worst week I can remember for British Jews. We are told we are racists because we believe in a nation-state. We have open celebration of the worst pogrom since the Second World War, when Jews and others were mutilated, raped to death and murdered simply because they exist. When evil boasted of its exploits. And then on Friday, when the antisemite Navi Pillay once the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Cllr Catherine PotterHeysham South Ward, LancasterLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Mark PerksChorley North and Astley, ChorleyReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Richard DaviesThames, ReadingLabour Signed 12 OctoberAs a Labour Councillor, I strongly believe political dialogue must be rooted in mutual respect, nuanced understanding, and constructive debate. Conflating Zionism—the movement for the self-determination of the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland—with racism is inaccurate, divisive, and alienating to the Jewish community. While robust debate over state policies and actions in the region is essential in a healthy democracy, defining a foundational core of Jewish identity as inherently racist undermines effective dialogue and inclusion. I urge the Green Party to reverse its motion.
• Cllr David PageMarket Harborough-Logan, HarboroughConservative Signed 12 OctoberZionism is not racist. It is the belief that Jewish people have the right to self-determination in their historic homeland. That right should be respected, not condemned. The Green Party has become a far-left, antisemitic party and members should be ashamed.
• Cllr Matt DaviesIrthlingborough, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Brian BenneyworthRothwell and Mawsley, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Norma ParrishPanteg, TorfaenLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Helen HarrisonOundle, North NorthamptonshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Mark JohnsonShirley North, CroydonConservative Signed 12 OctoberCroydon's only Synagogue is in my ward Shirley North. Many members of Croydon's Jewish community also live in my ward. Because of this I feel that it is very important to fight Antisemitism in all its forms. I'm also a Zionist and support Israel wholeheartedly. It's very worrying that the Greens have embraced this evil. I hope all Councillors will support this statement.
• Cllr Phil GilchristEastham, WirralLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Lynette SullivanPotters Bar Parkfield, HertsmereConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Kaushika AminNorthumberland Park, HaringeyLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr Harry David HowesDesborough, North NorthamptonshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Paul DaviesRadcliffe North and Ainsworth, BuryReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI'm proud to add my name to this motion & pleased to stand with my council colleague Cllr Shadman Zaman calling out all forms of Racism.
• Cllr Lawrence DaviesRodbourne Cheney, SwindonIndependent Signed 12 OctoberI fully support the Jewish community in England and abroad. I stand with jew's and israeli's right to have and defend their homeland. I pray for a resolution to the conflict in Gaza and for justice to prevail.
• Cllr Paul SullivanBingley West, BradfordConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Nick da CostaHighgate, HaringeyLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Richard CohenLoughton Forest, Epping ForestLocal / Residents party Signed 12 OctoberTHE STATE OF ISRAEL will be open for Jewish immigration and for the Ingathering of the Exiles; it will foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants; it will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel; it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex; it will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education and culture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all religions; and it will be faithful to the principles of the Charter of UN. 1948
• Cllr Lawrence AbrahamHartley & Hodsoll Street, SevenoaksConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Jamie BrahaGrange Hill, Epping ForestConservative Signed 12 OctoberI am absolutely disgusted by the Green Party and blatant far left policies!
• Cllr Adrian LoweChorley North and Astley, ChorleyLabour Signed 12 October
• Cllr David HowesDesborough, North NorthamptonshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Joanne AshRossendale South, LancashireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Simon MostynMarshalswick West, St AlbansLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberThis is really simple. All Zionism means is the right of the Jewish people who have been subject to blood libels, discrimination, exclusion, expulsion, pogroms and mass murder throughout the centuries to a homeland of their own. The rights of other peoples to a state of their own is not considered racist so there is no rational reason why the right of the Jewish people to a homeland should be treated as such.
• Cllr Tony ClaytonSevenoaks Eastern, SevenoaksLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Brendon Lovell-MooreGeddington and Stanion, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Liam BonesPreston with Preston Grange, North TynesideConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Yvonne GreeneBanbury Cross and Neithrop, CherwellReform UK Signed 12 OctoberZionism is not racism. Calling for the destruction of the only Jewish state in the historic homeland of the Jews IS racist.
• Cllr Julie CraggWelwyn East, Welwyn HatfieldConservative Signed 12 OctoberReligion is not racist, we should all learn to live together in peace.
• Cllr Rodney BermanPenylan, CardiffLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberThis approach wouldn't help us achieve peace which has to be our ultimate objective. We must continue to strive for a two-state solution.
• Cllr Simon CordonClapham Common and Abbeville, LambethLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberI condemn the loss of innocent life in this conflict, including the 1,195 Israelis who died on 7 October and the 73,000 people who have lost their lives in Gaza, including over 20,000 children. I condemn the actions of Hamas and of the current Israeli government. But criticism of a government must not be used to deny the Jewish people the same right to nationhood afforded to others. Zionism is a legitimate belief that Jews are entitled to national self-determination in their historic homeland. Both Palestinians and Jews have a right to live in peace through a negotiated two-state solution.
• Cllr Sarah Hodgson-JonesPotters Bar Oakmere, HertsmereConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Ken HawkinsSt Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield, SolihullConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Julie HoweAvondale Grange, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Philip WorkmanTewkesbury North & Twyning, TewkesburyLocal / Residents party Signed 12 October
• Cllr David BrethertonThame, South OxfordshireLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Diana EslerWesterham & Crockham Hill, SevenoaksConservative Signed 12 October
• PWCllr Philip WhitworthOrton Longueville, PeterboroughReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Maurice EglinBarton Seagrave and Burton Latimer, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Leon GibbsBarton Seagrave and Burton Latimer, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr James GraingerOkehampton Rural, DevonReform UK Signed 12 OctoberJust like I support the English having a homeland to call their own, I fully support the Jewish right to their homeland. Zionism is not racism, it is self-determination.
• Cllr Mick LeeShiregreen and Brightside, SheffieldLocal / Residents party Signed 12 OctoberThis show how little the Green understand as Zionism is primary a Juadism movement, but as it can have Christian Zionists too. The Greens are also showing why Zionism is needed as it start as Secluar movement again European Anti-Semitism.
• Cllr Prof Chris HarrisWestgate Ward, LancasterIndependent Signed 12 October
• Cllr Lee CliffHeckmondwike, KirkleesReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Ray BlackmanBletchley Park & Fenny Stratford, Milton KeynesReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI unequivocally oppose antisemitism and call on the Green Party to reverse its motion\. Jewish people, like all peoples, have the right to safety, dignity and self-determination. For many, Zionism expresses that right; it does not mean endorsing every Israeli government policy. I support Palestinian rights and the freedom of all oppressed peoples. These principles must apply equally. Criticism of Israel is legitimate, but must not become hostility towards Jews or deny them rights afforded to others.
• Cllr Mark RichardsonHebburn South, South TynesideReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Chris MundayCroyland and Swanspool, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 OctoberZionism is the movement for Jewish national self-determination in the Jewish people’s ancestral homeland, Israel. It affirms that Jews, like any other people, have the right to a national home where they can live in freedom and security. That principle is not racism.
• Cllr David WilliamsLlanyrafon, TorfaenLabour Signed 12 OctoberThe state of Israel has the right to exist, and the Palestinian people should have their own land with a right to self determination. Equating zionism with racism does not support either Israelis or Palestinians and is divisive when we need collaborative action.
• Cllr Antony AmirtharajNewbury Speen, West BerkshireLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Graham CheatleyKingswood, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI have always been clear that antisemitism is unacceptable and that Jewish people deserve the same respect, dignity and right to self-determination as any other people. For that reason, I am happy to support the statement: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its 'Zionism is Racism' motion." I will continue to oppose antisemitism and all forms of racism and discrimination. Kind regards, Cllr Graham Cheatley (REFORM UK) North Northamptonshire Council
• Cllr Michelle FascioneSimonside & Rekendyke, South TynesideReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Harry DaviesChorleywood South and Maple Cross, Three RiversLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Chris Whately-SmithGade Valley, Three RiversLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst OBELeavesden, Three RiversLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Adrian HardmanBredon, WorcestershireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Paul Hodgson-JonesShenley, HertsmereConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Lyndon HarrisonNewquay Porth & Tretherras, CornwallReform UK Signed 12 OctoberSo much for inclusivity.
• Cllr Chris KellettRothwell and Mawsley, North NorthamptonshireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Jeremy NewmarkBorehamwood Cowley Hill, HertsmereLabour Signed 12 OctoberZionism is the national liberation movement of the Jewish people. The new Green Party policy is, put simply, antisemitic Anti-Zionism.
• Cllr Adam KellettNew Addington South, CroydonReform UK Signed 12 OctoberI stand with the Jews of this country against the vile discrimination they receive at the hands of political parties and activists and Government institutions and police forces. It has to stop!
• Cllr Seamus Quilty BEMBushey South, HertfordshireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Seb JamesBowbrook, WorcestershireConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Milly HillCam East, StroudLabour Signed 12 OctoberI was horrified to see this motion passed at the Green Party conference. Poor judgement. For the purposes of this statement my definition of Zionism is the right of Israel to exist. Despite the dreadful Hamas led atrocities of October 7th, I'm deeply critical of the response of this Netayahu led government and appalled by the inhumanity of the situation that they have created in Gaza. I do not support expansionist Israeli settlers throwing Palestinians off their land. I support the right of Israel to exist and regard the two state solution as the only way forwards.
• Cllr Jack YellandSt Austell Central & Gover, CornwallReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Oliver CooperChorleywood North and Sarratt, Three RiversConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Danny CarterPype Hayes, BirminghamReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Derick CrossAlrewas and Fradley, LichfieldIndependent Signed 12 October
• Cllr Richard StephensonAlrewas and Fradley, LichfieldConservative Signed 12 OctoberWhilst I have every sympathy with the Palestinian people and have visited refugee communities in Palestine on a number of occasions - attacks on Isreal and Jewish people are not the solution they are part of the problem. I am horrified by the resolution passed at the "Green" conference and call on every honest and self respecting member of the Green Party to disassociate themselves from this horrendous motion which is so threatening to the Jewish community.
• Cllr Naomi BloomerSt Michael's, CotswoldLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Richard CoxArmitage with Handsacre, LichfieldConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Paul Morris OBEBushey Heath, HertsmereConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Seena ShahBroomfield and The Walthams, ChelmsfordConservative Signed 12 OctoberThe way the Jewish community is being made to feel in this country is wholly unacceptable. The Britain I was born in and grew up in is a welcoming society. The current sectarian politics promoted by the Green Party is incredibly sad to see. Shameful!
• Cllr Shadman ZamanPilkington Park, BuryReform UK Signed 12 OctoberMuch of the British left now sends Jewish people the same message: you can be Jewish in this country, but you cannot be a Zionist. Zionism is simply the belief that the Jewish people have the right to a state of their own in their ancestral homeland, a shield to ensure the Holocaust can never happen again. As someone born in Bangladesh, a nation that won its own freedom in 1971, I see in Israel the same truth: an oppressed people can stand up, survive and build a home of their own. Zionism is not a dirty word. I am a proud Zionist, and I support this motion.
• Cllr Maria JonesPreston Rural, LancashireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Ashley JoynesAccrington South, LancashireReform UK Signed 12 October
• Cllr Graham DaltonLancaster Rural North, LancashireReform UK Signed 12 OctoberThe Green Party must immediately retract its ‘Zionism is racism’ motion — it crosses from political critique into demonisation of Jewish identity, and it signals to extremists that violence against Jews can be morally justified.
• Cllr Simche SteinbergerSpringfield, HackneyConservative Signed 12 October
• Cllr Harvey CohenElstree, HertsmereConservative Signed 11 OctoberA disgraceful and racist policy . The only Jewish state in the world and one in which people of all faiths and none can live together , achieve the highest level of education , government etc
• Cllr Philip KelvinColeman Street, City of LondonIndependent Signed 11 October
• Cllr Nicole EreiraMill Hill, BarnetConservative Signed 11 October
• Cllr Natalie SusmanShenley, HertsmereConservative Signed 11 October
• Cllr Glenn BriskiBorehamwood Brookmeadow, HertsmereConservative Signed 11 October
• Cllr John WrightChaddesden East, DerbyConservative Signed 11 OctoberWe Conservatives are extremely concerned about this motion, and what this says to Jews in our community. For most British Jews, Zionism is not an extreme ideology. It is the simple belief that the Jewish people, after centuries of persecution which culminated in the Holocaust, should have a homeland where they are safe. It is part of their faith, their family history and their identity.
• Cllr Eleanor LamingBrundall, BroadlandGreen Signed the Green councillors' pledge Signed 11 OctoberI voted against the motion and was sad and concerned to see it passed. The wording oversimplified the issue and was alienating. We should work for a future where Palestinians, Israelis and all communities, can live in freedom, security and prosperity.
• Cllr James KennedyKenilworth Park Hill, Warwick DistrictGreen Signed the Green councillors' pledge Signed 10 OctoberThis motion goes against the Green principle of global solidarity, does nothing to help the plight of the Palestinian people and is a gross distraction from all the important work we are doing in our communities as Green councillors.
• Cllr Paul NealeNelson, NorfolkGreen Signed the Green councillors' pledge Signed 9 OctoberNot all Zionists are racist but the current Israeli government is. There must be a stop to occupying Palestinian Land and returning it as decreed by the United Nations. We must all work together to create a 2 nation state in current Israel.
• Cllr Jenny EdwardsArdingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill, Mid Sussex District CouncilGreen Signed the Green councillors' pledge Signed 6 October

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