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In the last week @ZackPolanski has been 'scrutinised' by fair & impartial journalists including an ex-Labour minister married to a current Labour minister (ITV) and a guy whose Best Man was Peter Mandelson (Sky).
It really is a cosy wee club & they loathe being called out for it
Mick Lynch "Zack Polanski isn't inciting hatred for Jews he believes he is an agent of peace and that Israel is carrying out Mass Murder in Gaza and the West Bank, and I believe that too."
When Mick Lynch speaks sense, he speaks sense.
When Jewish people speak out against genocide, why are our voices dismissed?
And smirking while I describe someone Nazi-saluting at me isn’t just disrespectful - it feels deeply antisemitic.
https://t.co/iU3sxveUZb
The Green Party has written to Tony Gallagher, the editor of The Times
A party spokesperson said: "It is astonishing that amongst a rising climate of anti-Semitism in the UK, a national newspaper has chosen to publish a cartoon of the only Jewish political leader in the country using tropes so clearly associated with anti-semitic depictions of Jewish people.
"Zack faces daily anti-semitism, and in the past six weeks two people have been arrested for anti-semitic actions towards him. The words used by both politicians and the media this week, directing further attacks towards Zack in the wake of a violent attack on his community, are deeply irresponsible"
Un hombre cegado por una bandera que le tapa los ojos. No ve que avanza hacia el vacío.
Banksy ha captado la esencia de la ultraderecha en el mundo. Es un maldito genio.
The billionaire class are terrified because we're coming for them - we're going to tax them fairly and end rip-off Britain.
Let them attack. We're here to win.
https://t.co/0qbagSvIYp
Doesn't matter how wrong you think Polanski was, the Met Police Commissioner is either politically neutral or he isnt. This is a highly personal attack on a prominent politician a week before elections. Slippery slope
Zack Polanski words then are as important now:
‘Shabana Mahmood is being deeply irresponsible’
‘Conflating, ultimately weaponising an antisemitic attack against those protesting against genocide is wrong’
Speaking to truth.
It is wild that the EU demands respect for international maritime laws to open the Strait of Hormuz, while remaining completely silent about the kidnapping of EU citizens in international waters trying to deliver food to the starving people of Gaza.
Can you imagine politicians calling for the end of (or even using the term) "hate marches" if it was Iran and not Israel carpet bombing communities, wiping out entire families and starving what's left of the population? Of course not.
Braverman: "[the govt] could also go further & ban the hate marches, because thats whats fuelling antisemitism & extremism in our country"
Supporting Palestinians, opposing Israeli genocide & apartheid, & calling out our govts complicity. None of that is antisemitic or extremist
Even in the face of personal attacks and rising antisemitism, @ZackPolanski shows us what selfless and progressive politics looks like. Divisiveness would be easy, but he chooses unity and a rights-based approach.
Nigel Farage has been accused by multiple people he grew up with of extreme antisemitic comments and behaviour.
Yet he's allowed to present himself as a champion of Jewish people.
Meanwhile, our only Jewish leader, Zack Polanski, is smeared - because he opposes genocide.
The Global Sumud Flotilla carrying vital aid to Gaza has been forcibly stopped in international waters by the Israeli Navy.
We are calling on the Prime Minister to condemn this breach of international law, work with partners to ensure the safety of those still onboard, and extend immediate diplomatic protection to those seized by Israeli forces.