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People cross Westminster Bridge as they take part in an anti-Israel march organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, in central London, on October 10, 2026. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP)
October 10, 2026, 10:03 pm
Several arrested as thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally in London
Police vowed ‘zero-tolerance approach to hate crime’ ahead of march, reiterated ban on masks; pro-Israel group leads small counterprotest; dozens more rallies held across Europe
By AFP, ToI Staff and JTA
Britain’s leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, campaigns in London on September 12, 2026, ahead of the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to determine who will replace former prime minister Keir Starmer as local MP. (Toby Shepheard/AFP)
October 9, 2026, 6:35 am
Anti-Israel Greens’ chief Polanski loses UK parliamentary election to Labour candidate
Jewish politician gets only 33% of vote for seat vacated by former prime minister Keir Starmer in central London, days after his party declared ‘Zionism is racism’ and Israel should disappear
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Britain’s Green Party leader Zack Polanski attends a Green Party conference in Brighton, Britain, October 2, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/Reuters)
October 8, 2026, 5:21 pm
‘Moment of truth’: UK’s Jewish, anti-Israel Green Party leader faces key electoral test in London
Zack Polanski is at a political crossroads as voters in central London go to the polls for a special election during a week in which his party declared ‘Zionism is racism’
By Robert Philpot
A Green Party political sign put up by the householder to show support ahead of local council elections in London, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
October 7, 2026, 10:53 am
In UK, ‘Jewish Greens’ chief mulls quitting party over ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion
Vivien Lichtenstein, Green Party veteran who heads Jewish faction, says policy won’t help Palestinians, could put Jewish members at risk; group’s secretary calls resolution ‘colonial’
By Shira Li Bartov
Britain’s leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski poses with supporters after speaking at a rally in a park in south London, on June 24, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/ AFP)
October 6, 2026, 9:03 am
European Green Party condemns UK Greens for ‘Zionism is racism’ policy
European group says resolution, which wants Israel replaced by a ‘democratic Palestinian state throughout historic Palestine,’ contradicts its two-state stance; German Greens call it ‘intolerable’; UK’s Amnesty International chair quits party
By ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and Zev Stub
Britain’s Green Party leader Zack Polanski attends a Green Party conference in Brighton, Britain, October 2, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/Reuters)
October 4, 2026, 9:01 pm
UK’s Green Party declares ‘Zionism is racism,’ calls for Palestine to replace Israel
Israel bans Jewish leader Zack Polanski, says party legitimizing terrorists; resolution claims Zionism privileges one group while subjugating others; some Green MPs come out against move
By Lazar Berman
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 is displayed in a window in London next to the words 'Free Palestine', 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
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