Former Welsh Green Party Deputy Leader Resigns Over 'Pointless' Zionism Motion

Phil Davies, the former deputy leader of the Green Party in Wales, has resigned from the party after seven years, citing a recent motion to declare 'Zionism is racism' as a primary factor. Davies described the motion, which passed over the weekend to become party policy, as "pointless," "imperialistic," and "idiotic," stating that it "doesn't materially achieve anything in the real world."

Davies announced his decision on social media, noting that the motion "accelerated" his departure. He elaborated in an interview with BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that he did not understand the necessity of discussing the motion, as it would not improve the lives of people in Palestine.

The motion in question calls for a "single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine," a territory that includes modern-day Israel. Following the party's adoption of this policy, Green leader Zack Polanski was reportedly banned from entering Israel. Additionally, Jewish groups have characterized the motion as an "attack" on their community, and some Members of Parliament from the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties have reported the Green Party to Great Britain's equality watchdog.

Davies, who had been a member of the Green Party for seven years, expressed that some statements made during the discussion of the motion were "disgraceful."