U.K. Greens' Polanski slams Starmer for 'weaponizing' antisemitism after PM's rebuke

Labour PM Starmer said Polanski's comments to Haaretz earlier this week regarding the Jewish community's 'perception of unsafety' amid a rise in antisemitic attacks were 'disgraceful,' as the Greens' leader accuses Starmer of 'conflating criticism of the Israeli gov't with antisemitism'

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Labour PM Starmer said Polanski's comments to Haaretz earlier this week regarding the Jewish community's 'perception of unsafety' amid a rise in antisemitic attacks were 'disgraceful,' as the Greens' leader accuses Starmer of 'conflating criticism of the Israeli gov't with antisemitism'

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01:51 AM • April 25 2026 IDT

LONDON – Zack Polanski, leader of the U.K. Green Party, hit back at Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday after Starmer called the party leader's recent remarks on antisemitism and Israel in a Haaretz interview "disgraceful."

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