What is Zionism and why do some critics describe it as racist?
Zack Polanski has described himself as an anti-Zionist as his party prepares to debate the motion at its conference. Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianView image in fullscreenZack Polanski has described himself as an anti-Zionist as his party prepares to debate the motion at its conference. The phrase came to particular prominence during the cold war, when the UN passed resolution 3379 in 1975.
- ▪Zack Polanski has described himself as an anti-Zionist as his party prepares to debate the motion at its conference.
- ▪Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianView image in fullscreenZack Polanski has described himself as an anti-Zionist as his party prepares to debate the motion at its conference.
- ▪The phrase came to particular prominence during the cold war, when the UN passed resolution 3379 in 1975.
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Zack Polanski has described himself as an anti-Zionist as his party prepares to debate the motion at its conference. Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianView image in fullscreenZack Polanski has described himself as an anti-Zionist as his party prepares to debate the motion at its conference. Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianIsraelExplainerWhat is Zionism and why do some critics describe it as racist?Green party debate over the motion ‘Zionism is racism’ comes amid renewed arguments over the meaning and history of a contested termPeter BeaumontSat 3 Oct 2026 02.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleZack Polanski, the leader of the Green party, has said he is an anti-Zionist.
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