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British politician (born 1982)
Zack Polanski is a British politician who has been the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales since September 2025 and a member of the London Assembly (AM) since May 2021. He was the deputy leader of the Greens from 2022 to 2025.
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Jewish nationalist movement
Zionism is an ethnic nationalist movement that emerged in late 19th-century Europe to establish and support a Jewish homeland through colonization in the region of Palestine, which roughly corresponds to the Land of Israel in Judaism—itself central to Jewish history. Zionists wanted to create a Jewish state in Palestine with as much land, as many Jews, and as few Palestinian Arabs as possible. Zionism was the main force behind the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, and remains the country's dominant ideology today.
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Commons People unpacks how a seismic conference and a crunch by-election have piled pressure on the party leader.
Labour MPs and the European Greens have demanded clarity from the Green Party over a "Zionism is racism" motion.
Polanski said criticism of Israel and antisemitism must remain distinct after members voted to define Zionism as racism, while deputy Rachel Millward opposed the motion. Israel said it would ban him from entering the country over the vote