Shahrar Ali said in 2009 that Israel’s leader had not “learnt the lessons of history” in its treatment of Palestinians

The Green Party has been dragged into the dispute over antisemitism after one of its leadership candidates was accused of comparing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to the Holocaust.

Shahrar Ali, a former deputy leader, was filmed in 2009 describing Ehud Olmert, then the Israeli prime minister, George W Bush and Tony Blair as “warmongers”. He adds: “Just because your god tells you to stand here, does not give you the right to push us aside.”

He continues: “Just because you observe the niceties of Holocaust Memorial Day does not mean that you have learnt the lessons of history . . . Listen up warmongers. Just because you switch off your TV set to avoid upsetting your children, does not mean that you have not killed