Michael Rubinstein is a Labour councillor for Pilkington Park ward on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, in the North West. Cllr Michael Rubinstein has endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism, on 13 October 2026.
Has endorsed the campaign
Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion.
In their own words:
Happy to belong to a political party which has dealt with its Antisemitism years ago (with a little help from me, I'm proud to say) and which has condemned the disgraceful Antisemitic Green Party Motion.
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council instead.
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At a glance
- Party
- Labour
- Council
- Bury
- Ward
- Pilkington Park
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 13 October 2026
- Official page
- Bury website
Questions and answers
Who is Michael Rubinstein?
Michael Rubinstein is a Labour councillor for Pilkington Park ward on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, in the North West.
Has Cllr Michael Rubinstein endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Michael Rubinstein put their name to it on 13 October 2026: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion." In their own words: "Happy to belong to a political party which has dealt with its Antisemitism years ago (with a little help from me, I'm proud to say) and which has condemned the disgraceful Antisemitic Green Party 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 Pilkington Park?
Cllr Elizabeth FitzGerald (Labour) and Cllr Shadman Zaman (Reform UK). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr Michael Rubinstein about it?
There is no need: Cllr Michael Rubinstein has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council instead.
Other councillors on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
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