Israel lashes out as UK’s Green Party formally defines Zionism as ‘racism’
Israel’s president declared that the ‘antisemitic lie’ deliberately endangers Jews and Israelis.
![Britain's Green Party leader Zack Polanski, MP Hannah Spencer and MP Sian Berry attend a Green Party conference, October 2, 2026. [Carlos Jasso/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/reuters_6ac29a62-1791138402.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Israel’s president declared that the ‘antisemitic lie’ deliberately endangers Jews and Israelis.
![Britain's Green Party leader Zack Polanski, MP Hannah Spencer and MP Sian Berry attend a Green Party conference, October 2, 2026. [Carlos Jasso/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/reuters_6ac29a62-1791138402.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







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Displaced Palestinians gathered to watch a friendly football match in Gaza’s Khan Younis.

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Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew from Israel’s upcoming election.