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A man puts up 'polling station' signs at a makeshift polling station set up at St John's Parish Hall in central London on May 7, 2026, as polls open for local elections. (Peter Nicholls / AFP)
May 7, 2026, 10:13 am
UK holds local elections, with left- and right-wing populist parties expected to surge
Polls show PM Starmer’s Labour losing ground amid discontent and Epstein scandal, pushing Polanski’s anti-Israel Greens and Farage’s anti-immigrant Reform UK to the forefront
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Green Party supporters carry placards at their General Election Manifesto launch - Real Hope, Real Change, at Sussex County Cricket Ground in Hove, East Sussex, England, June 12, 2024.(Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
May 6, 2026, 10:48 am
UK Green Party said to probe dozens of council candidates over antisemitism
More than 30 under investigation, party introducing new fast-track system to handle cases, report says; Greens say number is only fraction of their 4,500 candidates; its Jewish leader has suggested PM Starmer is on ‘Zionist’ payroll
By ToI Staff
Green Party party leader Zack Polanski sits alongside the party's newly elected MP Hannah Spencer during a a press conference following her win in the Gorton and Denton by-election, in Manchester, England, February 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
May 2, 2026, 6:28 pm
Israel’s deputy FM: ‘Extremist’ UK Green Party leader ‘legitimizes violence against Jews’
Sharren Haskel denounces Zack Polanski, who is Jewish, after he shared criticism of London police over the arrest of terror attack suspect; his party is embroiled in multiple antisemitism scandals
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty as people attend a rally organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, opposite Downing Street in central London on April 30, 2026, following the stabbing of two Jewish men the day before in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
May 2, 2026, 12:27 pm
Top UK cop: Jews facing greatest ever threat; Starmer mulls banning some anti-Israel protests
Days after Golders Green stabbing, London police chief Mark Rowley seeks funding for 300 armed officers to protect city’s Jewish community, cites ‘epidemic’ of antisemitism
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A Green Party poster displaying in a window in London on April 29, 2026. (Carl Court/Getty Images via JTA)
May 2, 2026, 12:20 pm
UK Green Party candidate posts about killing Zionists from Anne Frank parody account
Tina Ion refers to ‘Jewish Nazis’ as ‘money grubbing thieves’ in her posts; party hit with spate of antisemitism claims; two candidates held for ‘stirring up racial hatred online’
By Shira Li Bartov and Grace Gilson
Green Party leader Zack Polanski, center, and former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn (far left) join protesters holding placards and waving flags as they take part in a march against the far right in central London on March 28, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)
April 10, 2026, 3:42 pm
Jewish leader of UK’s Green Party calls to end trade, diplomatic ties with Israel
Zack Polanski also says Britain should block the US from using its airspace for strikes on Iran and ‘disentangle’ the two countries’ militaries
By Shira Li Bartov
Green Party leader Zack Polanski, center, and former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn (far left) join protesters holding placards and waving flags as they take part in a march against the far right in central London on March 28, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)
March 29, 2026, 6:22 pm
UK’s Green Party fails to pass ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion after infighting, tech issues
After repeated delays at conference, vote on motion demanding abolishment of Israel in favor of ‘a single democratic Palestinian State’ will be held at a later date
By ToI Staff
Visitors sit at the opening of the "Nova Music Festival Exhibition" in the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, October 5, 2025. (Paul Zinken/picture alliance via Getty Images)
March 4, 2026, 10:35 am
Millions in German funds to fight antisemitism went to unvetted groups, probe says
Parliamentary inquiry finds that one grant recipient’s director used antisemitic language, while others had party ties or no verifiable experience fighting Jew hatred
By Shira Li Bartov
Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer poses for a selfie with Green Party leader Zack Polanski after winning the Gorton and Denton Parliamentary by-election, at Manchester Central Convention Complex in Manchester, England, on February 27, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
February 27, 2026, 4:42 pm
UK Green Party’s election upset is a crippling blow to Labour – and a major boon to anti-Zionism
As ruling Labour comes in a dismal third in Manchester’s heavily Muslim district of Gorton and Denton, voters seem to heed the BDS-supporting Greens’ call to punish Starmer for supporting Gaza ‘genocide’
By Robert Philpot
Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer, right, celebrates with party leader Zack Polanski at a volunteer event after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election, Manchester, England, February 27, 2026. (AP/Jon Super)
February 27, 2026, 11:55 am
UK’s anti-Israel Green Party wins special parliamentary election, taking seat long held by Labour
Manchester race won by Hannah Spencer whose Greens, led by Jewish politician Zack Polanski, accuse Israel of genocide and support arms embargo; hard-right Reform takes 2nd place
By AP and ToI Staff
Britain's newly announced leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, reacts after being announced as the party's new leader, at a media event in central London on September 2, 2025. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
December 27, 2025, 1:25 pm
UK’s Jewish answer to Zohran Mamdani is now one of PM Keir Starmer’s biggest challenges
One of Britain’s fastest-rising politicians, Zack Polanski, is taking his Green Party further down the road of far-left, anti-Israel politics — and reaping the political dividends
By Robert Philpot
UK Green party leader Zack Polanski in 2022. (Rob Browne/ Public domain)
July 13, 2025, 7:05 am
This Jewish non-Zionist wants to be the UK Green party’s answer to far-right populism
Zack Polanski is running a bid to lead the fiercely anti-Israel progressive party – and he’s using populist icon Nigel Farage as an inexplicable role model
By Robert Philpot
Green Party US vice presidential candidate Rudolph 'Butch' Ware speaks with party supporters, August 19, 2024. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 29, 2024, 10:49 pm
US Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s VP pick lauded Oct. 7 massacre — report
Rudolph ‘Butch’ Ware part of hip-hop duo that released album called ‘Aqsa Flood’ with cover featuring inverted red triangle symbol used by Hamas to mark Israeli targets
By Ron Kampeas
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein speaks during an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian rally at Union Park during the Democratic National Convention August 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
September 19, 2024, 3:10 pm
Muslim Americans moving to anti-Israel Jill Stein in potential blow to Kamala Harris
Green Party candidate, who is Jewish, leads among Muslim voters in swing states of Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin amid anger at Democrats for support of Israel in war against Hamas
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Green Party co-leaders Carla Denyer, left, and Adrian Ramsay, center, sit with deputy leader Zack Polanski at the British Green Party’s conference in Harrogate, England, Sept. 30, 2022. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images via JTA)
July 6, 2023, 6:50 am
ADL CEO: British Green Party looking like next hub of antisemitism in UK politics
Multiple deputy party leaders at center of antisemitism allegations in recent years; Jonathan Greenblatt applauds ‘political cost to being antisemitic’ after Labour scandals
By Jacob Judah
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