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Green Party leader Zack Polanski calls for de-proscribing Palestine Action

Green Party leader Zack Polanski calls for de-proscribing Palestine Action Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for Palestine Action to be de-proscribed, SkyNews reported. "And Greens, we stand with one voice now as we say, drop the charges, end the genocide, de-proscribe Palestine Action," Polanski told a party conference in Brighton to loud applause. Keir Starmer’s government proscribed…

Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party, has urged for the removal of Palestine Action's proscription status, according to SkyNews. At a party conference in Brighton, Polanski stated, "Drop the charges, end the genocide, de-proscribe Palestine Action," receiving a standing ovation from the crowd. The UK government proscribed Palestine Action in July 2025, making support or membership illegal and punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

The Green Party is in the process of voting on a motion to declare Zionism a form of racism, which, if successful, would make them the first major political party in the country to acknowledge Zionism as racist.

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