Elizabeth May, leader of Canada’s Green Party, is considering stepping down from the position, if the party does not change its decision to endorse a movement calling for the boycott of Israel.
At the party’s policy convention last weekend, Green Party members voted in favour of a resolution which, in part, said the party “supports the use of divestment, boycott and sanctions (BDS) targeted to the sectors of Israel’s economy and society which profit from the ongoing occupation of the OPT [occupied Palestinian Territories.]”
Elizabeth May is taking her vacation to consider her future. She will be in Nova Scotia for a family vacation, and seek their advice on her future as leader.
“I need to talk to my family and ask them what they think I should do,” May said. “You’re talking to a broken-hearted person who is trying to figure out the best way forward.”
Elizabeth May does not support BDS. She said she has been criticized as both a Zionist and an anti-Semite since it was adopted as official party policy.
“It’s horrible. You are caught between two very strong loud voices,” she said.
“I think it is wrong-headed for the party. It’s a very polarizing and divisive campaign.”
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