"The status quo right now is a one-state, apartheid state where Palestinians do not have the same freedom as Israelis." UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski challenged a BBC reporter’s question about whether Israel has a right to exist. Polanski said international law grants no state such a right, but rather that people have the right to exist in freedom, equal rights and security. He highlighted how Palestinians are denied the same freedoms as Israelis, describing the current situation as a one-state, apartheid state. He called for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side with equal rights, freedom and security. On the question of a two-state solution, Polanski questioned how it could be achieved while Israeli political leaders oppose it, challenging the UK Government to explain what it is doing to make it happen.