One absolutely fascinating phenomenon in this Green Party 'Zionism is Racism' saga, which is deserving of way deeper interrogation, is how both Israel advocacy and *some* so-called Palestine solidarity are desperately trying to convince the public that it's all about the affiliate group Jewish Greens - that they are to blame, or that they are the driving force, behind efforts to derail the Zionism is Racism policy. April Rosenblum identified this form of antisemitism almost two decades ago when she highlighted how anti-Jewish oppression functions as a tool for the ruling class: Antisemitism functions by keeping a "Jewish face in front" so that Jews absorb public rage instead of the ruling classes, which operates even more effectively as a form of antisemitism when some Jews achieve visible success or are credited with certain actions. David Miller, Matt Kennard, Greens 4 Palestine, and Tony Greenstein all want us view the Jewish Greens in exactly the same way as the Jewish Labour Movement. They are obsessed with suggesting that the Jewish Greens, as an affiliate to the Green Party, are engaged in some nefarious secretive Zionist plot to undermine Zack Polanski, the Green Party itself, and to then weaponise antisemitism to stifle and shut down Palestine solidarity. On the other side of the same coin we have the ruling class, the anti-Palestinian media, and Israel advocacy organisations all trying to convince the public that Jewish Greens as an organisation are kicking up a fuss to the Zionism is Racism motion and they also want to convince the rest of us that the Jewish Greens are represented solely by the pro-Israel / Zionist Jewish Green Party members. One big problem: Jewish Greens, as an affiliate organisation to the Green Party, have a membership that is - according to their own internal survey published 2nd October 2026 - majority non/anti-Zionist. It was also found that there is strong support among Jewish Greens for the party’s pro-Palestine positions. When asked whether members identify as Zionist, 81% of the 108 responses to this question said no. 70 respondents described themselves as anti-Zionist and 70 as non-zionist, including 45 who answered “yes” to both “are you an anti Zionist” and “are you a non-Zionist.” 71% of anti-Zionist respondents stated that this was an important part of their Jewish identity. Crucually, opposition to the Zionism is Racism motion did not only come from Zionist members of the group. Those supporting the motion mostly identified themselves as anti-zionist, not all anti-zionists Jewish Greens supported the motion. The opposition to the motion among pro-Palestinian members of the Green Party, and in particular among anti-Zionist Jewish Green Party members, is highly nuanced and complex. Importantly, I want to tell everyone that despite the best efforts of both the Board of Deputies and Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) over recent months and the past number of years, they have not managed to make any inroads with the Jewish Greens as an organisation, nor have they been able to co-opt the Jewish Greens as a tool for Israel advocacy. The Israeli Embassy hasn't even attempted to be in contact with Jewish Greens because they assessed the organisation as a risk due to the anti-Zionist membership base. The closest Jewish Greens have come to liberal Zionism is having held events with some groups that might now be seen as pro Israel: the Parents cycle, Yachad, and Standing Together. One Jewish Green officer recently told me that they were frustrated by the attacks on them by Greens 4 Palestine because unlike the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) "we are not a pro-Israel advocacy group laundering Jewish identity to shield Israel." Jewish Greens exist as a formal affiliate since 2018. They hold elections every year. Their focus is primarily upon the bread and butter issues that impact the Jewish community (Kosher food, ethical environmental policies and Judaism, antisemitism etc) 1/2