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Exclusive: Zack Polanski hits back after pro-Israel smear campaign over Marwan Barghouti T-shirt (www.newarab.com)
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UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski has defended his support for imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti after being targeted by pro-Israel activists over a T-shirt bearing the slogan "Free Marwan", telling The New Arab that Barghouti was denied a fair trial and remains a symbol of Palestinian self-determination.

Polanski's comments came after pro-Israel activists launched a backlash against him on social media after photographs emerged showing him wearing a "Free Marwan" T-shirt, a reference to Barghouti, one of the most prominent Palestinian political figures of the past three decades.

The image was quickly seized upon by pro-Israel commentators, who sought to portray Polanski's support for Barghouti as an endorsement of violence.

"What really unsettles critics isn't the shirt. It's the idea that Palestinians might have a leader capable of uniting their people and leading the fight for liberation from apartheid the same way Nelson Mandela did," Polanski told The New Arab.

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Judge in Palestine Action Case Refuses to Recuse Himself Over Bias Claims (novaramedia.com)
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Man taken to hospital with serious injuries after Belfast stabbing (www.bbc.co.uk)
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There are additional graphic videos on xitter... yikes

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Polanski warns UK food system is close to collapse (www.thecanary.co)
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Polanski called on the government to produce a real plan to boost UK food production and support customers struggling to afford groceries.

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Decathlon offering cash refund to stop festival-goers abandoning tents (www.standard.co.uk)
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[Video] Hasan Piker gets LBC journalist Lewis Goodall to admit he values Israeli lives a thousand times more than Palestinian lives (i.imgur.com)
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alternative video upload: https://streamable.com/e/urz27i

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Starmer gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children’s phones (www.theguardian.com)
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Police Force With ‘Anti-White Bias’ Five Times More Likely to Stop Black People (novaramedia.com)
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Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 day ago by Veserr@sh.itjust.works to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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UK companies opting to hire temporary workers over permanent staff, recruitment firms say (www.theguardian.com)
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More than 1,300 deaths a month in England due to long A&E waits, figures suggest (www.theguardian.com)
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Republic Day 2026 (realmedia.press)
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David Lammy says Sikhs’ blade ‘privilege can be taken away’ after Henry Nowak death (metro.co.uk)
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Author of Home Office report on China reveals attempts to compromise him (www.theguardian.com)
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Kebab firm fined £500k for selling lamb that was mostly skin and fat (www.bbc.com)
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Former Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow diagnosed with Alzheimer’s (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 days ago by Veserr@sh.itjust.works to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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Cake sheds are making bakers £1,000 a week - but the dream might be over (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 2 days ago by shish_mish@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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Why GCSE pupils are getting custom school leavers' shirts made for their last day (www.bbc.com)
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‘Extremely dangerous’ snapping turtle found in Welsh stream (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Tax-break trees: how woodland became a store of wealth for the rich (www.theguardian.com)
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‘Free of the shackles’: Michael Grade’s GB News defence raises concerns over relaxing of Ofcom rules (www.theguardian.com)
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British Heart Foundation to close 150 charity shops as costs rise (www.theguardian.com)
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Reform UK remove Andy Burnham attack ads after artist’s legal action threat (www.independent.co.uk)
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Illustrator Stanley Chow’s lawyers alleged the unauthorised use of his image to promote an ‘anti-immigration’ message

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Thousands sign complaint ahead of hearing to remove 'biased' Filton judge (www.thecanary.co)
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Thousands of Filton 24 supporters have filed a formal complaint accusing Judge Jeremy Johnson of bias ahead of a hearing

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Iceland supermarket founder says two-tier policing does exist (www.express.co.uk)
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