# Head of Jewish Greens says she may quit over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

https://mins.news/en/item/86038

- The Guardian, 2026-10-05 07:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/05/head-of-jewish-greens-says-she-may-leave-party-over-zionism-is-racism-vote

> Vivien Lichtenstein, head of the Jewish Greens, says she may leave the Green Party after members adopted a binding policy equating Zionism with racism and calling for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian state. She calls the motion unhelpful, while anger grows over leader Zack Polanski’s absence from the vote. The policy is expected to face a legal challenge under equality law.

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