Stop the Hate Protests Green Party Zionism Motion
Stop the Hate protesters clashed with activists in Brighton over a Green Party conference motion declaring Zionism as racism.
Members of Stop the Hate, a Jewish-led direct action campaign group, gathered outside the Brighton Centre on October 3, 2026, to protest a Green Party conference motion titled 'Zionism is Racism'. The demonstration led to confrontations between the protesters, party members, and other activists.
Protesters defended the Israel Defense Forces and argued that the situation in Gaza is a military campaign rather than a genocide, citing the threat posed by Hamas after the October 7 attacks.
Reactions to the protest were polarized. John Mayford, a member of the Brighton Green Party, described the protesters as extremists and alleged that some claimed the genocide in Gaza is a "media construct". Mike Davies of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign dismissed the protesters' concerns as illegitimate, asserting that their presence was a sign of support for the Israeli government's actions in Gaza.
