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British Greens battle antisemitism scandal as Jewish leader Zack Polanski targets historic gains in local elections

JL;DR SUMMARY British local elections spotlight the Green Party's rise amid controversies over antisemitism and its Jewish leader, Zack Polanski. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityJewish LeadersGreen PartyPro PalestinianBritainUk PoliticsLocal ElectionsZack Polanski

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United Kingdom
"Britons heading to polls in local elections on Thursday will deliver an answer to the question of whether their countrys legacy parties still hold wide appeal."
London, England, United Kingdom
"Two Greens candidates in London were arrested last week on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred online, according to Metropolitan Police."
Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
"The party also recently dropped support from Tina Ion, a candidate in Newcastle who said that every single Zionist should be killed on an account called thereal.anne.frank."
England, United Kingdom
"The scandal comes as Labour is predicted to lose well over half of its 2,500 seats on English local councils, especially to the Greens in London and the right-wing Reform UK in northern England."
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
"An attacker drove his car into people gathered outside a Manchester synagogue and fatally stabbed one man."
Ukraine
"At 18, he changed the anglicized name to the original name of his Jewish ancestors, who immigrated from Ukraine and dropped their name upon confronting antisemitism in the United Kingdom, he told the BBC in March."
Israel
"Polanski is the most prominent Jewish critic of Israel in mainstream U.K. politics."

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