The campaigner, who has not been named, is said to have made the remarks while canvassing for the Greens in Norwich ahead of next month's council elections.

He was one of two volunteers delivering leaflets through doors in the north of the city when they were engaged by a local Jewish resident - who was wearing a Kippah - over the party's views on Zionism and Israel.

The local, who has written an anonymous account of the exchange for the Jewish Chronicle, claims the activist then made a series of offensive remarks, including that the attacks of October 7, 2023 - when around 1,200 people were killed by Palestinian terror group Hamas - were a hoax.

Disaster victim identification after the Hamas attack on Israel (Image: Spokesperson unit of ZAKA photographer / Wiki Commons)

In the article, the man wrote: "One of the canvassers simply smiled a bit sheepishly during this curious conversation and seemed not a little lost.

"The other, however, was more verbal and took it upon himself to Jewsplain to me that 'Zionism isn't Jewish or even the same as Judaism'.

"At this point, you can probably visualise my right eyebrow lifting involuntarily in surprise.

"The gentleman then decided to ask my thoughts on Gaza. Before I could respond with a coherent answer, he assured me with confidence that 'Zionism' is in charge of the situation in Gaza and utterly responsible for everything that is happening........

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