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Polling suggests while nearly two-thirds of the public believe antisemitism is a serious issue, the Green Party is not seen as having the biggest problem
Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaking during a press conference at Novotel, Glasgow, ahead of the upcoming Holyrood election, April 24, 2026

ATTACKS on the Green Party over alleged antisemitism are not resonating with the public, opinion polling suggested today.

A YouGov survey found that, while nearly two-thirds of the public believe antisemitism is a serious issue, the Green Party is not seen as having the biggest problem.

Asked which party had a problem with antisemitism, one-third of voters each identified Reform and Labour.

A quarter said the Greens while the Tories were viewed as problematic on the issue by 16 per cent and the Liberal Democrats by 13 per cent.

This comes after sustained Labour and media attacks on the Greens and their leader Zack Polanski, himself Jewish, over antisemitism.

Several national newspapers have also published antisemitic cartoons in recent days depicting Mr Polanski, while several Green local election candidates have posted online material judged to be antisemitic.

The poll found that younger people were less likely to regard antisemitism as a serious problem and more likely to be concerned about prejudice or hostility against Muslims.

Seventy per cent of voters aged 18 to 24 saw Islamophobia as a significant problem in society, with around 60 per cent saying the same of prejudice against black people, women or transgender people.

On Islamophobia, nearly half of respondents said Reform was a party with a problem, followed by the Tories on 27 per cent.

Only 14 per cent said the same of Labour, 8 per cent of the Liberal Democrats and just 6 per cent of the Greens.

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