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OTTAWA — Members of the Green Party are deciding whether to add Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel to a list of official party policies.

Party members are also voting on a resolution that would insist on revoking charitable status from the Jewish National Fund of Canada, which develops land in Israel.

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Both are “outrageous” propositions, says Conservative foreign affairs critic Tony Clement, and the latter is “tremendously hypocritical,” says JNF Canada, which promotes itself as an environmental leader.

The Green Party’s only MP and leader, Elizabeth May, says she is against both resolutions. She explained policy proposals come from the grassroots of the party and are not vetted before being put to members.

Results from an online ballot will become available next week. Proposals are either adopted, rejected or “yellow-lighted,” which would send them to the national convention floor in Ottawa, Aug. 5-7. May said the third option is the most likely.