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Tensions exposed among Greens by 'Zionism is racism' conference vote

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Britain's Green Party votes to class Zionism as a form of racism

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Washington's top adviser on antisemitism has branded the Greens "hypocritical" over the party's controversial anti-Zionism policy.

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Special envoy Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun said the US will make "representations" to Westminster over the controversial adoption of a policy branding Zionism as racism.Mr Kaploun indicated this amounted to antisemitism under the definition of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), signed by the British Government in 2016, in applying double standards towards the Middle Eastern country.The key ally of President Donald Trump took aim at Zack Polanski's party at a press conference in Washington after the motion passed.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mr Kaploun, whose full title is special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, said: "First of all, we will be making some representations on the issue."He added: "I think a lot of countries are being hypocritical in the sense...they will only focus on Israel; they will not focus on...

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