, ▁becoming ▁its ▁chair . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁P Z ▁claimed ▁a ▁paper ▁membership ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Po ale ▁Z ion ▁represented ▁the ▁dominant ▁pro - Z ion ist ▁view ▁within ▁the ▁British ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁left ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁anti - Z ion ist , ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁were ▁increasing ly ▁t ense . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁women ▁members ▁of ▁Po ale ▁Z ion ▁were ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁att ending ▁an ▁International ▁Women ' s ▁Day ▁sem inar ▁at ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁Council ' s ▁County ▁Hall , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁it ▁was ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁end ▁the ▁connection . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Eric ▁He f fer ▁suggested ▁Po ale ▁Z ion ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁a ▁black ▁social ist ▁society , ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁Labour ▁Party ▁Black ▁Se ctions ▁to ▁represent ▁black ▁and ▁minor ity ▁members ▁within ▁the ▁party ▁structure . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁P Z ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁Anti - R ac ist ▁Alliance , ▁a ▁black - led ▁anti - rac ist ▁movement ▁closely ▁aligned ▁to ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁Black ▁Se ctions ▁and ▁founded ▁by ▁Marc ▁W ad sw orth , ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁its ▁successor