Zionism Is Not Racism
Cllr Pat Karney, Labour councillor for Harpurhey, Manchester

Councillor

Cllr Pat Karney

Labour

Pat Karney is a Labour councillor for Harpurhey ward on Manchester City Council, in the North West. Cllr Pat Karney has not endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism yet.

Not endorsed yet

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

Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to this one sentence. Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may simply not have been asked yet.

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At a glance

Party
Labour
Council
Manchester
Ward
Harpurhey
County
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
The campaign
Not endorsed yet
Official page
Manchester website

Questions and answers

Who is Pat Karney?

Pat Karney is a Labour councillor for Harpurhey ward on Manchester City Council, in the North West.

Has Cllr Pat Karney endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?

Not yet. Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to one sentence: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion." Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may not have been asked yet.

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 Harpurhey?

Cllr David Godfrey (Labour) and Cllr Joanne Green (Labour). Each has a page saying where they stand.

How can I ask Cllr Pat Karney to endorse it?

Use the button on this page: it opens a short email to Cllr Pat Karney in your own email app, with the link to sign. Nothing is sent until you press send.

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