Polanski heckled at Jewish community hustings after saying that Zionism is a form of racism – UK politics live
His remarks were met with boos from the audience last night.Zack Polanski said he was an anti-Zionist during a by-election hustings event at a Jewish community centre in Holborn and St Pancras. Photograph: Aldo Ciarrocchi/Alamy“I’m an anti-Zionist. I think countries have always been ideas and I think things change over time,” he said.Polanski, who is Jewish, said criticising the Israeli government and the occupation of Palestinian land was not antisemitic.
- ▪His remarks were met with boos from the audience last night.Zack Polanski said he was an anti-Zionist during a by-election hustings event at a Jewish community centre in Holborn and St Pancras.
- ▪Photograph: Aldo Ciarrocchi/Alamy“I’m an anti-Zionist.
- ▪I think countries have always been ideas and I think things change over time,” he said.Polanski, who is Jewish, said criticising the Israeli government and the occupation of Palestinian land was not antisemitic.
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05.54 EDTPolanski heckled as he declares himself an anti-Zionist at byelection hustingsMorning, and welcome to our UK politics live blog.Zack Polanski declared himself an anti-Zionist and faced heckling at a Jewish community hustings in Holborn and St Pancras, where the Green party leader is standing as a candidate in next month’s byelection.He said Zionism – the movement for a Jewish state – was a form of racism because it involved the displacement and genocide of Palestinians. His remarks were met with boos from the audience last night.Zack Polanski said he was an anti-Zionist during a by-election hustings event at a Jewish community centre in Holborn and St Pancras. Photograph: Aldo Ciarrocchi/Alamy“I’m an anti-Zionist.
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