{
  "id": 6772367,
  "title": "Zack Polanski urges investigation into Israeli settlement-linked sponsor of Bayeux Tapestry exhibition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/zack-polanski-urges-investigation-into-israeli-settlement-linked",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T15:28:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/zack-polanski-urges-investigation-israeli-settlement-linked-sponsor-bayeux-tapestry-exhibition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for an investigation into the sponsorship of the British Museum's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition by billionaire Igor Tulchinsky. Tulchinsky has recently funded a community centre in the illegal Israeli settlement of Efrat in the West Bank, which is now under UK sanctions. Polanski stated that the British government must investigate whether this sponsorship breaches the sanctions recently announced by the Labour government. The exhibition, which opened to the public on Thursday, has faced criticism for accepting significant funding from Tulchinsky, who has been linked to supporting \"ethnic cleansing\" in the West Bank.",
  "summary": "Zack Polanski urges investigation into Israeli settlement-linked sponsor of Bayeux Tapestry exhibition Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 09/11/2026 - 11:03 Billionaire sponsor of landmark British Museum show donated to community centre in West Bank settlement now under UK sanctions Green Party leader Zack Polanski reacts at the Gorton & Denton byelection count and declaration event at Manchester…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}