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Green Party chief Zack Polanski’s household are “disgusted” with him because of “the Jew hate” in his get together, it has been claimed. Journalist Nicole Lampert made the claims on X after Mr Polanski attacked her for a chunk she wrote for The Daily Mail, which noticed her converse to estranged members of the family of the previous Liberal Democrat.

The piece purports to have spoken to a few members of the family of Mr Polanski who advised he had positioned his political ambition above his loyalty to his neighborhood and roots. It comes because the get together is about to declare Zionism as racism at its spring convention on Saturday. Under the movement, which shall be voted on by members, the Greens would change into an explicitly anti-Zionist get together, reject key definitions of anti-Semitism that equate anti-Zionism with Jew-hatred, impose sanctions on Israel and endorse “resistance and liberation from Israeli occupation” – language critics say successfully backs Hamas assaults.

Polanski, who was born right into a Jewish household in Salford, claimed that “journalists are going after my family now,” after the piece’s publication as he pointed to a latest ballot which confirmed a big improve in assist following his election as chief.

Ms Lampert hit again on X, as she stated: “Daily Mail journalists aren’t going after your family (as you are aware, there is more we could write if we were).

“I’m a freelance journalist who spoke to your family members who are frightened by the Jew hate in your party. They are frightened by what you have given the green light to.

“While you once fought Jew hatred, now you indulge it because, as we both see, it is popular.”

In response, Mr Polanski labelled Ms Lampert’s behaviour as “parasitic”, regardless of descriptions of Jews as “parasites” being a typical antisemitic trope.

Mr Polanski has backed campaigns by high-profile Greens to develop “Apartheid-Free Zones” in Bristol, which have seen members go door to door to hunt the views of individuals on the state of Israel.

The marketing campaign, which has seen activists urge companies and communities to boycott Israeli items and lift consciousness of Palestine, has been criticised for being intimidating, with members believed to have written down the names and responses of these they converse to.

When questioned by the BBC’s Nick Robinson on the tactic, Mr Polanski reiterated his assist.

Robinson stated: “Sorry to put it bluntly but how do you think an elderly Jewish woman would feel answering the door to someone and being told are you in favour of Israel or are you against Israel?”

Polanski refused to be drawn on how his personal Jewish family members would really feel within the situation however added: “Door to door canvassing is a perfectly normal model in our political discourse. It has happened for generations.

“This is not asking Jewish people, it’s not specifically targetting Jewish people, it’s not asking about Jewish people, it is about asking about a genocide.”

In response to enquires by The Express, a Green Party spokesperson stated: “Zack is Jewish and his family were targeted by the Daily Mail for no other reason than that. We will take no lectures at all from the Daily Mail on antisemitism.

“His use of the time period clearly referenced the so-called journalism, not the particular person.”