Green Party's Antisemitism Crisis Threatens Election Gains

0:00On May 2nd, the UK's Green Party is booming with membership topping 220,000, chasing big wins in local elections next week, but anti-Semitism claims linked to Israel, Palestine debates are cracking their unity. Earlier this week, tension spiked after a stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green. Two green candidates in Lambeth got arrested for alleged anti-Semitic online post, stirring racial hatred, while another in Newcastle defended calls to. Kill Zionists as out of context fragments. Long-time member Elise Benjamin feels conflicted, praising growth, but calling for better complaint handling amid a noisy minority fixated on one. Issue. Critics say support for Palestinians, sometimes blurs into anti-Jewish attacks, echoing old labor troubles under Jeremy Corbyn. New leaders Zach Polanski, whose Jewish, apologize Friday for questioning police force in the stabbing arrest, aiming to cool things down. He spaced family smears in media, and passed suspensions like deputy leader Mothin Ali's for inflammatory posts, highlight ongoing rifts, including pushes to label Zionism as racism. As elections near, these fights test if the party's eco-populism can bridge old guards and new Corbin exiles, forcing a balance between bold voices.

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