US Antisemitism Envoy Rejects Labeling Zionism as Racism: 'Don't Speak From Ignorance'

US antisemitism envoy Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun pushed back against the UK Green Party's resolution defining Zionism as racism, urging critics not to speak out of ignorance.

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the United States envoy to combat antisemitism, criticized a move by the UK Green Party to label Zionism as a form of racism, The Jerusalem Post and Israeli news website Walla reported.

Speaking to the outlets, Kaploun described Zionism as an "incredible success story of a society that has existed for only about 70 years." He added that people should thoroughly understand and learn about the term rather than speaking about it out of ignorance.

The envoy's remarks followed the UK Green Party conference held on Sunday, in which the party adopted a declaration characterizing Zionism as a form of racism. Further details have not yet been released.