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Jewish leader of UK’s Green Party calls to end trade, diplomatic ties with Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Zack Polanski, a Jewish leader of the UK’s Green Party, has sparked controversy by calling for the UK government to sever trade and diplomatic ties with Israel. 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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Green PartyDiplomatic TiesLebanonZionism DebateNaamodUk Israel RelationsZack PolanskiTrade SanctionsJewish Greens

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London, United Kingdom
"Zack Polanski made the comments during the first minutes of a speech on Thursday that launched the Green Partys local election campaign in London."
Israel
"The Jewish leader of the United Kingdoms Green Party has called on the government to sever trade and diplomatic ties with Israel in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon."
Lebanon
"Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon killed over 250 people on Wednesday, marking the deadliest day of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, and threatening the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran."
United States
"Polanski also said the United Kingdom should block the U.S. military from using U.K. airspace to ensure the U.K. has no involvement in strikes on Iran."
Iran
"Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon killed over 250 people on Wednesday, marking the deadliest day of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, and threatening the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran."
Manchester, United Kingdom
"Polanski has said that he grew up in a Zionist household and attended King David, a Jewish school in Manchester."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"He said in an interview with the BBC that his views on Israel began to shift after he encountered Breaking the Silence, a group of Israeli veterans who say they are morally obligated to recount their experiences of military control over Palestinians."

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