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Green Party conference: Inside the Greens’ civil war over Zionism

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The Green Party is facing a major crisis as its members prepare to vote on a motion looking to define Zionism as a “racist ideology”.

Vivien Lichtenstein, the chairman of the Jewish Greens, raised the alarm over alleged “entryism” by anti-Zionist activists attempting to influence party policy.

The Telegraph spoke to members on both sides of the divide at its party conference in Brighton, including campaigners who openly suggested that Zionists needed to “change their ways” or quit the party.

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