UK national newspaper accused of peddling ‘vile’ anti-Semitic imagery

Jewish Green Party leader condemns Times cartoon after Israel claims he is ‘legitimizing’ violence against British Jews

The Times of London has come under fire for circulating “anti-Semitic” imagery after publishing a cartoon targeting Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish and an outspoken critic of Israeli policy.

The controversy came against the backdrop of a broader UK debate about threats that Jewish community is facing, amid heightened pro-Palestinian activism.