- BIST10012,151-0.94%
- USD49.220.00%
- EUR55.21+0.28%
- GOLD4,190.90-0.60%
- INTEREST37.00%-1.00
- BITCOIN82,317-1.62%
- October 12, 202619°
- BIST10012,151-0.94%
- USD49.220.00%
- EUR55.21+0.28%
- GOLD4,190.90-0.60%
- INTEREST37.00%-1.00
- BITCOIN82,317-1.62%
- October 12, 202619°
Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos: We are watching a genocide in Gaza
Stephen Kapos, who survived the Holocaust as a 7-year-old in Hungary, said he backed the Green Party of England and Wales motion defining Zionism as racism because "we are watching a genocide in Gaza."
Activist Stephen Kapos, who survived the Holocaust as a 7-year-old child in Hungary, explained why he backed the "Zionism is racism" motion adopted at the Green Party of England and Wales annual conference in Brighton.
"Afterwards, we were all hoping that this atrocity, a genocide, will never be repeated to any other people. And yet, in watching the genocide in Gaza, I was feeling with horror, with great pain, that this has not happened," Kapos said. "I felt a strong resonance with our own sufferings, and it is now visited upon the Palestinian people."
"That's why I supported the motion"
Kapos said Zionist ideology and practice led to this "inevitably." "Zionism self-destructed in my opinion. From now on, I don't think that we can accept and tolerate Zionism whatsoever. So that's why I supported the motion," he said. Born in Budapest in 1937, Kapos told the conference that 15 members of his family perished in the gas chambers and called Zionism "an extreme form of racism."
Passed by 1,022 votes
The motion passed on Oct. 4 by 1,022 votes to 813, making the Greens the first party to define Zionism as a form of racism. Four of the party's five MPs — Ellie Chowns, Adrian Ramsay, Siân Berry and Carla Denyer — publicly opposed it, while party leader Zack Polanski did not attend the vote.
Vivien Lichtenstein, head of the Jewish Greens, said she was considering leaving the party: "It isn't up to the party to decide on the definition of Zionism — there are many definitions."
Stay Updated with The Turkiye Times
Subscribe to be informed about special news, developments and announcements. We will keep you informed.
By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy
