Because the Green Party has gone from strength to strength under his leadership, Zack Polanski faces daily attacks from the establishment. In the runup to the local elections, these attacks have intensified considerably. Because Polanski has the sense not to accept the narratives his rivals set out for him, this was how he responded:

The Green Party want to end Rip Off Britain.

This Thursday, vote for the party that wants to put wealth and power back into all our communities.

Meltdown headlines from billionaire press this morning alone show what we’re up against.

Vote Green.https://t.co/0qbagSvIYp pic.twitter.com/plD1t3i70h

— Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) April 30, 2026

In the aftermath of the Golders Green attack, Polanski also faced much worse than the above.

The British establishment, it seems, has decided the appropriate response to an attack on British Jewish people is to smear Britain’s only Jewish party political leader.

Hostile press

What is the purpose of the British media?

While you may be tempted to say ‘report on the news‘, this is a secondary function of the billionaire-owned press. Instead, these outlets exist to ensure the political climate guarantees the rich get richer.

In aid of this, the media is ruthless in their story selection to ensure readers have a limited understanding of the world. They also employ columnists who fervently attack any prominent person who questions this miserable status quo.

When war is on the cards, the media will circle the wagons to defend it. Even this comes back to money, because with war comes weapons, and with weapons come profit.

Over the past few decades, British politicians and media outlets have offered unlimited support to Israel and its oppressive actions against the Palestinians. This support has included not reporting on what Israel is doing; it’s also involved smearing Israel’s opponents as antisemites. We saw this under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour and we’re seeing it now under Zack Polanski’s Green Party.

There are obvious reasons why the British establishment has sought to defend Israel at the expense of its own citizens:

• The UK profits from Israel’s actions through arms deals and partnerships.
• Israel is a key ally of America, and the UK is America’s foremost lapdog.
• The Israel lobby has proven to be very effective at influencing British politicians – particularly through the ‘Labour Friends of Israel‘ and ‘Conservative Friends of Israel‘ groups.
• Once enough people within the establishment hold an opinion, mirroring that opinion becomes the price of entry.

See the following for an example of this in action:

Hey @SkyNews, how come when you interviewed Lord Walney today you didn’t mention he’s a former chair of Labour Friends of Israel, like you’ve done previously when interviewing him about Palestine Action? https://t.co/ECsbmWcOPw pic.twitter.com/5gjKhLAQpR

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) February 13, 2026

Lord Walney is a vile arms lobbyist who’s openly representing the interests of a foreign power, and yet he’s able to appear on the telly with no mention of this.

Can you see how fucked this is?

Zack Polanski has criticised this status quo, which is why it’s open season on him.

Smear merchants against Polanski

On 29 April, a man with a knife attacked random Jewish people in Golders Green. After Polanski expressed his sympathy, media ghouls like Julia Hartley-Brewer responded as follows:

A gentile is accusing the only Jewish leader of a mainstream political party of stoking Antisemitism because he opposes genocide.
Outrage without analysis is the new normal. pic.twitter.com/26jV2NMMj5

— Sir Norman of Nowhere. (@Normanjam67) April 29, 2026

The only reason you couldn’t describe Brewer’s radio show as ‘pure, unbroken hatred‘ is because she’s forced to run advert breaks. Despite that, she has the gall to say things like this.

As Polanski said:

Zack Polanski says that as Jewish political leader he will always call out antisemitism

But shouldn’t conflate antisemitism with criticism of genocide pic.twitter.com/nGHRCfStcb

— Farrukh (@implausibleblog) April 29, 2026

This isn’t the only thing Polanski has said, with one interview he gave being aggressively misquoted on 29 April. The following is from Labour’s David Taylor, who once described Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians as a ‘baseless antisemitic conspiracy‘:

The other day @ZackPolanski said there was a "conversation to be had about whether it’s a perception of unsafety or whether it’s actual unsafety” when it comes to Britain’s Jewish community.

I think he has his answer now. https://t.co/PPVAMqrkep

— David Taylor MP (@DavidTaylor85) April 29, 2026

As researcher Adam Smith noted:

Zack Polanski’s full quote on Jews’ “perception of unsafety”

“I’m concerned about rising antisemitic attacks. We saw arson attacks on ambulances for instance and we know that increasingly Jewish communities are feeling unsafe. There’s a conversation to be had about whether it’s a perception of unsafety or whether it’s actual unsafety, but neither are acceptable”.

It seems that last line – “but neither are acceptable” – is getting missed out by people who would absolutely agree with this, if Polanski didn’t have different politics to them.

For further context, Polanski was referencing – among other things – how the British media portrays anti-genocide marches. Specifically, they’ve presented them as ‘antisemitic’, and as a threat to Jewish people.

These freaks are achingly desperate for things like this to happen, because it gives them an opportunity to trot out their favourite lines blaming Palestinian solidarity in the face of extermination by Israel. Completely ghoulish stuff. https://t.co/x1SeD1p3u9

— Marl Karx (@BareLeft) April 29, 2026

Polanski wasn’t suggesting a British minority group doesn’t face violence and racism. Britain is a violent and racist place, with that violence and racism trickling down from the top.

The problem is the establishment is seeking to portray antisemitism as the only form of bigotry which deserves their condemnation:

Remember that no politician gave a fuck about this terrorist attack that attempted to burn a bunch of queer people alive two days ago. No condemnation from any of them, not even Head F*ggot Wes Streeting, and no public money awarded to repair the damage. https://t.co/p77mSCEPcE

— cez (@cezthesocialist) April 29, 2026

No one in the establishment is arguing that far-right marches should be banned because of attacks on LGBTQ+ people or Muslims. They are, however, calling for a ban on anti-genocide marches:

Sure, but this guy also wants to crack down on “extreme” environmentalism, Scottish nationalism, presenting masculinity as toxic and “trying to make white people ashamed”, which suggests he isn’t a particularly rational thinker. https://t.co/JFDeGySK3a pic.twitter.com/zfPAh8xSZE

— Flying_Rodent (@flying_rodent) April 30, 2026

A genocide which Britain profits from, mind you.

A genocide which has been partly-funded by the taxes we pay, and through the military aid we’ve provided in the past and continue to provide today:

This afternoon, Keir Starmer sent a UK military A400M plane from RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus to Tel Aviv

It can carry 116 troops – and a 81,600 lbs payload

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity

You are paying for all this pic.twitter.com/fJhwZ6giVC

— Matt Kennard (@kennardmatt) April 28, 2026

We all have blood on our hands over this.

But if you dare to criticise the politicians who made that true, they’ll smear you as a liar and an antisemite:

Tory Chris Philp wants to limit peoples right to march in support of Palestinians and against Israels genocide & our govts complicity in it.

In attempting to justify this he says “They were happening on a weekly basis past synagogues”. This is a lie of course pic.twitter.com/ji200SVaZl

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) April 30, 2026

As Owen Jones said:

Israel is a foreign state.

Opposing its crimes, including the mass slaughter of innocent people, is not racism.

It is insane that this needs to be said.

You should oppose antisemitism, and the crimes committed by a foreign state allied to this country.

— Owen Jones (@owenjonesjourno) April 29, 2026

Antisemitism

The British establishment has characterised pro-genocide intent as a core tenant of British Jewish identity.

Of course this would ultimately drive people towards antisemitism.

To be clear, we do not think all British Jewish people support the genocide. We also oppose antisemitism in the strongest terms possible. These two things are linked, because you cannot believe Jewish people are inherently genocidal without being a raging antisemite.

The only reason our politicians and media figures don’t see this is because they themselves are fervently genocidal.

Mahmood: “It is unacceptable… that British Jews are being held to account for the action of a foreign govt”

Absolutely

Its also true that supporters of Israel conflate British Jews with Israel in order to smear people who oppose Israeli apartheid & genocide as antisemites pic.twitter.com/sTFnplfo19

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) April 30, 2026

This hypocrisy is obvious in how the media and political parties treat Jewish people who oppose Israel’s actions. In the case of anti-war Jews, maximum hostility and repression becomes not just acceptable but desirable:

Labour expels Jewish NEC member Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi https://t.co/TELmdm6FHp

— SKWAWKBOX (@skwawkbox) December 16, 2022

Additionally, as Phillip Proudfoot noted, antisemitism is more apparent in other parties – something the establishment never seem to mention, strangely:

“The Green Party is riddled with Antisemitism”

Reality: its membership is statistically LESS antisemitic than Labour, the Tories, or Reform.

A staggering 17% of the Tories and 24% of Reform believe “Jewish people chase money” pic.twitter.com/nzl660ytEH

— Philip Proudfoot (@PhilipProudfoot) April 29, 2026

The British establishment does not oppose antisemitism; it opposes everyone who takes issue with its ability to sustain itself. Accusing others of antisemitism has proven to be a useful attack in aid of that, but people are awake to this reality now.

This is why the Green Party has risen despite the smears.

It’s also why the grimmest figures in British politics are now doubling down again and again.

Featured image via Barold

By Willem Moore

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