British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has publicly denounced a motion passed by the Green Party that labels Zionism as a form of racism. The motion, which advocates for the establishment of a single democratic Palestinian state across the entirety of historic Palestine, has been characterized by government officials as antisemitic. The Prime Minister’s office stated that the party’s stance is fundamentally incompatible with the values of the current administration, leading to a formal declaration that the Labour government will not pursue any political partnerships with the Green Party.

The controversy centers on the Green Party’s policy shift regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While the Green Party frames the motion as a human rights-based approach to achieving equality in the region, critics—including the Prime Minister—argue that the call for a single state effectively advocates for the elimination of Israel as a Jewish state. The Times of Israel reports that this position has drawn sharp rebukes from political leaders who view the rhetoric as crossing the line into antisemitism. The Green Party has not yet issued a detailed rebuttal to the Prime Minister’s specific decision to rule out a partnership, though they maintain that their policy is intended to support self-determination and equal rights for all inhabitants of the region. The disagreement highlights a growing divide in British politics regarding how to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the boundaries of acceptable political discourse concerning Zionism.