David Bretherton is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Thame ward on South Oxfordshire District Council, in the South East. Cllr David Bretherton has endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism, on 12 October 2026.
Has endorsed the campaign
Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion.
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At a glance
- Party
- Liberal Democrat
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Ward
- Thame
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- South Oxfordshire website
Questions and answers
Who is David Bretherton?
David Bretherton is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Thame ward on South Oxfordshire District Council, in the South East.
Has Cllr David Bretherton endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr David Bretherton put their name to it on 12 October 2026: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion."
What is the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion?
On 4 October 2026 the Green Party of England and Wales passed a motion declaring that "Zionism is racism". It brands as racism the belief, held by around nine in ten British Jews, that the Jewish people have the right to a homeland of their own, and binds the party to treat that belief "as any other form of racism". Councillors and MPs of every other party are being asked to say, in public, that Zionism is not racism.
Who are the other councillors for Thame?
Cllr Kate Gregory (Liberal Democrat) and Cllr Pieter-Paul Barker (Liberal Democrat). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr David Bretherton about it?
There is no need: Cllr David Bretherton has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on South Oxfordshire District Council instead.
Other councillors on South Oxfordshire District Council
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