Councillors of every party say Zionism is not racism

Councillors who have put their name to it

• Every party 319
• Conservative 102
• Reform UK 93
• Liberal Democrat 48
• Labour 47
• Independent 13
• Local / Residents party 9
• Green 5
• SDP 2
• Restore Britain 1

• Cllr Chris ShentonBushey St James, HertsmereLiberal Democrat Signed 13 OctoberI share your abhorrence at the resolution of the Green Party at their conference and condemn it utterly. Zionism is not racism. I support the 2 state solution in Israel and Palestine in which all people can live in peace.
• 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 Alan AvisEwell Village, Stoneleigh & Nonsuch, East SurreyLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr Judith LubbockEaton, NorwichLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• 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 Tom SimonBelsize, CamdenLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr Mione H GoldspinkBishop's Stortford North, East HertfordshireLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr James WrightEaton, NorwichLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr David WhitcroftMytchett & Deepcut, Surrey HeathLiberal Democrat 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 Diana StewartCouncillor Diana StewartLiberal Democrat Details, East Riding of YorkshireLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• Cllr Kris BrownGateacre, LiverpoolLiberal Democrat Signed 13 October
• 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 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 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 Christine BrettSeaford South, LewesLiberal Democrat Signed 12 OctoberI support 2 nation states Palestine and Israel and pray that they can live peacefully.
• Cllr Scott EmeryHighgate, HaringeyLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr John BovillCouncillor John BovillLiberal Democrat Details, East Riding of YorkshireLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Ulrich SavaryBroadheath Ward, TraffordLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Jon BallEaling Common, EalingLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Luke Cawley-HarrisonCrouch End, HaringeyLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• 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 Andrew VarneyBrislington West, BristolLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Peter NicholsonHaslemere East, WaverleyLiberal Democrat 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 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 Yehudi LevineDunkeswell and Otterhead, East DevonLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Paul RichardsBushey North, HertsmereLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Conrad Hart-BrookeRothwell, LeedsLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Andrew MakinsonAllerton, LiverpoolLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Kevin RaeburnLeavesden, Three RiversLiberal Democrat 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 Stewart GoltonRothwell, LeedsLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Phil GilchristEastham, WirralLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Nick da CostaHighgate, HaringeyLiberal Democrat 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 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 David BrethertonThame, South OxfordshireLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October
• Cllr Antony AmirtharajNewbury Speen, West BerkshireLiberal Democrat 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 Naomi BloomerSt Michael's, CotswoldLiberal Democrat Signed 12 October

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