Leader of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign

Vivien Lichtenstein says party leader should stand down over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy after losing byelectionUK politics live – latest updatesThe leader of the Jewish Greens has called for Zack Polanski to step down as pressure increases on the Green leader to acknowledge anger within the party over a new policy which equates Zionism with racism and calls for the state of Israel to be abolished.The comments by Vivien Lichtenstein come after Caroline Lucas, the Greens’ former leader and first MP, criticised Polanski for a lack of leadership in missing the debate and vote at the weekend which resulted in the policy being passed. Continue reading...