Poll result after 173 participated. 83% favour @TheGreenParty rejecting IHRA definition. This March 1-7 2021 we will have the opportunity to do just that & to fight both antisemitism & all racism including that perpetrated by the state of Israel upon Palestinian people. #gpconf
https://twitter.com/ShahrarAli/status/1355482240503992322
Motion to #gpconf includes following text:
"Greens are at the heart of building a movement against racism and fascism, and there is no place for antisemitism, Islamophobia or any other kind of racism in our Party."
"Greens are at the heart of building a movement against racism and fascism, and there is no place for antisemitism, Islamophobia or any other kind of racism in our Party."
"At a time when the far-right is growing in confidence it is more important than ever to stand against Holocaust denial, anti-Jewish conspiracy theories and any other forms of antisemitic prejudice and hatred."
"However, the examples which accompany the IHRA definition systematically conflate opposition to Israeli policies with antisemitism, threatening to undermine many years of practical solidarity with the Palestinian people, including use of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions ..."
.. in the face of decades of dispossession and occupation.
Unjustified allegations of antisemitism also set back the fight against antisemitism itself. ."
Unjustified allegations of antisemitism also set back the fight against antisemitism itself. ."
"We believe it is vitally important that Greens continue to speak out to challenge Israel’s history of racism towards the Palestinians without being labelled as antisemitic."
"The IHRA definition and its examples have already posed a serious threat to academic freedom, wider freedom of expression and the unjustified attacks upon Green candidates and spokespersons."
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