Polanski heckled at Jewish community hustings after saying that Zionism is a form of racism – UK politics live

Reported by The Guardian World · 3 hours ago · Taz Ali

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The Green leader, who is Jewish, made the remarks as part of his campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras byelectionMorning, 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…

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