Green Party Faces Backlash Over Terror Response

0:00On April 30th, a terrorist suspect stabbed two men and golders Green London, leaving them with serious injuries. The 45-year-old British national, born in Somalia, as a sulamon, refused to drop his knife when police confronted him. Officers tazered him and took him down with bodycam footage showing the tense struggle. But Green Party leader Zach Polansky retweeted a post calling the cops violent for kicking the guy after he was down. Police say sulamon has a long history of serious violence and mental health problems. Met Commissioner Mark Rally called it a horrendous act, praising the officers as heroes who stopped a double-attempted murder. The backpack he carried raised spears of explosives, though none were found. Critics piled on Polansky fast. Tory MP Neil O'Brien accused the Greens of siding with the terrorist over brave police. Labour's David Taylor called it dangerous sympathy for an anti-Semitic attacker. JK Rowling slammed the party leaders for not naming Jewish victims in their statements, questioning why they dodged that detail.

1:01Polansky's own posts thanked emergency services, but skipped mentioning the Jewish community too. His deputy, Mothin Ali, pushed suspended candidates accused of anti-Semitism to sue the party and fight back legally. Two Green hopefuls got arrested Thursday over alleged hate posts, like one saying ramming a synagogue is revenge, not anti-Semitism. This mess highlights tensions in the Greens ahead of elections, with vetting called a real challenge by Polansky himself. As backlash grows, the party walks a tightrope on security, victims, and its own ranks.