The motion, lodged in Holyrood by James Dornan, the SNP MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, also stated that Palestine Action is a “non-violent campaigning organisation”.

The motion was described as “antisemitic” by the Board of Deputies.

To read more on this story, subscribe to our new e-edition. Go to E-edition.jewishtelegraph.com.

If you have a story or an issue you want us to cover, let us know - in complete confidence - by contacting newsdesk@jewishtelegraph.com, 0161-741 2631 or via Facebook / Twitter