LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Green Party voted on Sunday to class Zionism as a form of racism, drawing criticism from British Jews and from the Israeli government which said it now viewed the party as "a body that gives legitimacy to terrorism". The United Kingdom's Green Party adopted a "Zionism is Racism" motion during a conference on Sunday, cementing itself as one of Europe's first openly anti-Zionist parties. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Green Party voted on Sunday to class Zionism as a form of racism, drawing criticism from British Jews and from the Israeli government which said it now viewed the party as "a body that gives legitimacy to terrorism".S1

• The United Kingdom's Green Party adopted a "Zionism is Racism" motion during a conference on Sunday, cementing itself as one of Europe's first openly anti-Zionist parties.S2

• Israel's president declared that the 'antisemitic lie' deliberately endangers Jews and Israelis.S3

• The move drew sharp backlash from three British Jewish groups, the ruling Labour Party and Israel's president, who called it a 'disgrace'S4

• The party — which received 6% of the vote in ‌national elections in 2024 — said it regarded Zionism as “an ethnonationalist political project”S5

• Motion calling for Zionism to be treated as racism passes at party conference in Brighton,S6