James Valentine is a Labour councillor for Kempston West ward on Bedford Borough Council, in the East of England. Cllr James Valentine 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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- Party
- Labour Party
- Council
- Bedford
- Ward
- Kempston West
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
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- Bedford website
Questions and answers
Who is James Valentine?
James Valentine is a Labour councillor for Kempston West ward on Bedford Borough Council, in the East of England. Listed as Labour Party.
Has Cllr James Valentine endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr James Valentine 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.
Should I email Cllr James Valentine about it?
There is no need: Cllr James Valentine has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Bedford Borough Council instead.
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