On 19 August, Eleanora Foran — perhaps better known as online political analyst ‘Stats for Lefties’ — announced her election to the Green Party Council. Foran is one of two representatives for the Eastern Region, itself one of the 10 areas of England and Wales represented on the council.

This is noteworthy for two reasons. First, Greens for Palestine backed Foran as a candidate. The campaign group is one of the driving forces behind the “Zionism is Racism” motion at the Green Party conferences – both back in March and upcoming in the autumn.

The March vote on the motion never took place. The chair claimed that the vote couldn’t proceed after Palestinian speaker Lubna Speitan’s highly emotive speech on the devastating effects Israeli violence had on her family.

Eleanora Foran herself posted a message of support for the anti-Zionist cause following her election. She wrote on social media that she was “so grateful” to both party members and Greens for Palestine for their support, before stating:

I know there will be Zionists reading this who are utterly furious that I won. I welcome their hatred.