The Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think | Jonathan Freedland

The Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think | Jonathan Freedland. The resolution shows little understanding of what Zionism is, who Jews are or how antisemitism works Tomorrow I will be in synagogue to say Kaddish, the traditional mourner’s prayer, in memory of my father who died eight years ago this week. If I were a member of the Green party, I would have reason to believe that that simple act could soon see me expelled as a racist. It sounds hyperbolic, but the warning comes from Green party activists opposed to.
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