塞夫顿市的一名绿党议员在该党于布莱顿举行的会议上，因成员们通过了一项将犹太复国主义描述为一种种族主义形式的动议后，宣布辞去党内职务。
A Green councillor in Sefton has resigned from the party after members passed a motion describing Zionism as a form of racism at the party's conference in Brighton.
23岁的基兰·丹姆斯自5月起一直代表沃特卢选区，他今后将以独立议员身份任职。他表示：“我认为这个党正走向一个黑暗的方向。”
Kieran Dams, 23, who has represented the Waterloo ward since May, will now sit as an independent. He said: "I think the party is heading into a dark place".
绿党领袖扎克·波兰斯基表示，他不会接受任何人“因其所属的宗教或社群团体”而被排除在绿党之外。
The Green party's leader Zack Polanski has said he will not accept anyone being excluded from the Green Party "because of the religious or communal body they are part of".
这项动议在绿党成员的投票中获得通过，但也引发了党内高层人物的分歧。动议指出：“犹太复国主义真实而具体的体现，是对巴勒斯坦人长期持续的非人化、驱逐、剥夺财产、剥夺权利和毁灭。”
The motion, which was agreed by Green Party members in a vote, has divided senior party figures. It states: "The real, material, manifestation of Zionism has been the historic and ongoing dehumanisation, displacement, dispossession, disenfranchisement and destruction of Palestinians".
该动议还支持在“整个历史上的巴勒斯坦地区”建立一个“单一的民主巴勒斯坦国家”，其中包括今天的以色列。这项动议已遭到一些犹太团体和以色列外交部的谴责。
It also backs a "single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine", which includes modern-day Israel. It has been condemned by some Jewish groups and Israel's foreign ministry. Dams said he did not believe that people who said they were Zionists were racists.
丹姆斯表示，他认为自称犹太复国主义的人并不一定是种族主义者。
He said his inbox had been "flooded" by people in his local area who were concerned about the issue.
他说，他所在地区的许多民众因这一问题而“大量”向他发送信息。
"A lot of them do care deeply about Palestine - it's something a lot of our voters have always cared about," he said.
他说道：“他们中的许多人确实非常关心巴勒斯坦——这也是我们许多选民一直以来关注的问题。”
"But now I think what people are thinking is, it's just become really extremist. It's not become a place where you can have discussion.
“但现在我认为，人们觉得这件事已经变得极端化了。这里已经不再是一个可以讨论的地方。从技术上讲，如果你在绿党中自认是犹太复国主义者，那你就是种族主义者。如果你去一个自认支持犹太复国主义的犹太教堂，那你也是种族主义者。我认为我交谈过的沃特卢地区的民众，以及我收件箱中大量涌入的信息，都对此深感震惊。”他补充道。
Technically if you identify as a Zionist in the Green Party now, you are a racist. If you go to a synagogue which identifies as Zionist, you are a racist. I think the people of Waterloo, who I've spoken to, my inbox is flooded with messages, are deeply alarmed by it," he added.
丹姆斯表示，他担心参与投票的党员人数相对于整个党员总数来说非常少。他说：“只有1000人投了赞成票。而绿党共有23万名党员。这显然不合理。”
Dams said he was concerned that the number of party members who took part in the vote was small compared to the overall membership. He said: "A thousand people voted for it. The Green Party has 230,000 members. That can't be right".
由于塞夫顿的选举周期，达姆斯将于2027年5月再次参选。他表示：“如果这标志着我的政治生涯结束，那就这样吧。”他的辞职意味着塞夫顿绿党议员的数量从三人减少到两人。这项动议凸显了党内成员、活动人士与议员之间的紧张关系。
Because of the electoral cycle in Sefton, Dams will stand for election again in May 2027. He said "if this is the end of my political career, then so be it". His resignation means the number of Green Party councillors in Sefton drops from three to two. The motion has highlighted tensions between party members and activists and MPs.
绿党领袖扎克·波兰斯基本人也是犹太人，他曾呼吁修改该动议，增加对犹太成员的保护条款，并删除提及“单一民主巴勒斯坦国”的表述。这两项修正案均未通过。
Green party's leader Zack Polanski, who is himself Jewish, had called for the motion to be amended to add in protections for Jewish members and remove language referring to a "single democratic Palestinian State". Both of these amendments were defeated.
当被要求发表评论时，绿党将BBC引导至波兰斯基的声明：“我深知自己的责任，要确保每个人在我们的党内都感到安全和受欢迎。在我的领导下，没有人会因其背景、信仰或宗教场所而受到排斥。
When asked for comment, the Green Party directed the BBC to this statement by Polanski: "I take seriously my responsibility to make sure everyone feels safe and welcome in our party. Under my leadership, no-one will be made unwelcome because of their background, their faith, or where they worship.
“作为领袖，我的职责是团结大家，确保我们所有人都能齐心协力，为实现我们所信仰和关心的目标而努力：所有人的自由与安全……当我当选为英格兰和威尔士绿党领袖时，我非常自豪能以一名犹太党领袖的身份，与我的副领袖莫丁和雷切尔并肩而立。
"As leader, my role is to bring people together and ensure we are all working in unity for the things we believe in and care about: freedom and safety for all... When I was elected leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, I was so proud to stand as a Jewish party leader, side by side with my deputy leaders Mothin and Rachel.
“我们共同体现了这个政党的全部理念：我们来自不同的背景、信仰和传统，但我们共同秉持着对所有人充满同情、公平和平等的价值观。”
"Together, we exemplify everything this party stands for: we come from different backgrounds, faiths and traditions, but we share our deeply held values of compassion, fairness and equality for all."