Rt Rev Graham Usher, the bishop of Norwich, supported the motion at the General Synod which has prompted outrage among British Jews.

Ephraim Mirvis, the Chief Rabbi, said the vote was "shameful", while Phil Rosenberg, President of the Board of Deputies, said it undermined the Church's efforts to tackle antisemitism.

Bishop Graham - who wrote an article for this newspaper earlier this year describing antisemitism as a "scourge and a form of evil that must be confronted in all its manifestations" - was one of 25 bishops to vote in favour of the motion to "hear" a document called Kairos II.

It has been compiled by Palestinian Christians and refers to the "genocidal war on Gaza".

"Zionists do not want us to remain on our land," it said. "Their plan for us is displacement, death or submission."

Rabbi Mirvis said: "It is shameful that the Church of England General Synod has recommended engagement with Kairos II. This is a sad day for........

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