Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeZack Polanski, who is Jewish, took a popularity hit after criticizing police over the arrest of a man accused of stabbing two Jews in Golders Green. He is also a staunch critic of Britain's ties with IsraelShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReutersand HaaretzSeptember 03, 2026The leader of Britain's left-wing Green Party, Zack Polanski, intends to stand in an election for a seat in parliament vacated by former Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a local newspaper reported on Thursday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:U.K.Jewish DiasporaWorld PoliticsAntisemitismIsrael-Gaza WarPro-Palestinian protestIsrael sanctionsPalestiniansTrending NowNetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With Netanyahu'Baby, an Update: He's Just Died': Israeli Guards' Texts Reveal Abuse in PrisonCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimTrump: Iran War Will End 'Immediately' After the U.S. Midterm ElectionDenisovan Culture Revealed in Bat Cave in ChinaU.S. Jewish Umbrella Group Condemns Import Ban on Goods From Israeli SettlementsEarliest Known Drug Use and Its Consequences Discovered in IndonesiaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?The Question Israelis Refuse to Ask: What Has Netanyahu Done to Our Conscience?Israel Sprays Pesticides to Curb Algae Disabling Desalination Plants