At the "Palestine refugees in the changing Middle East" conference in Brussels, Baroness Ashton, described the murders in Toulouse as a "terrible tragedy", but she then added: "When we see what is happening in Gaza and in different parts of the world - we remember young people and children who lose their lives."
Comment: "We remember young people who have been killed in all sorts of terrible circumstances - the Belgian children having lost their lives in a terrible tragedy and when we think of what happened in Toulouse today, when we remember what happened in Norway a year ago, when we know what is happening in Syria, when we see what is happening in Gaza and in different parts of the world - we remember young people and children who lose their lives."
Seemingly some prominent Jewish and Israeli leaders couldn't agree less. For them Jewish suffering exceeds all other suffering and Palestinian's in particular.
The London Jewish Chronicle quoted some of the outraged critics. "Even when read in context, Ashton's words are beyond unacceptable," said Oliver Worth, the British chairman of the World Union of Jewish Students. He said they were "truly outrageous and revolting" and called for her to resign because she had "lost all credibility". And yet, Mr Worth fails to explain why is it "outrageous and revolting" to equate Jewish suffering with Palestinian one.
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