From the WSJ:
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton Tuesday said she "unreservedly" condemned the murders at a French Jewish school and insisted she drew no parallel between the shooting in Toulouse and the situation in Gaza.
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
At an event in Brussels on Monday organized for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees, Ms. Ashton paid tribute to children around the world, including the fatal coach crash in Switzerland which killed more than 20 Belgian children, the Syrian conflict, the Toulouse shooting and "what's happened in Gaza."
Ms. Ashton said Monday: "And in days when 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… when we remember what happened in Toulouse today, when we remember what happened when I was in Norway last week a year ago, when we know what's happening in Syria, when we see what's happened in Gaza and Sredot. In different parts of the world, we remember young people and children who lose their lives."
Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Tuesday condemned Ms. Ashton's remarks.
He said Ms. Ashton's comments were "not appropriate and he expressed the hope that she would re-examine and reverse them," a statement from Mr. Lieberman's office said.
In a statement at the start of remarks Tuesday to the European Parliament, Ms. Ashton said the comments she made had been taken out of context.
"I condemn unreservedly the terrible murders" in Toulouse, she said.
"I extend my sympathies to the families and friends of the victims, to the people of France and to the Jewish community. At yesterday's event I drew no parallel whatsoever between this tragedy and events elsewhere in the Middle East."
Ms. Ashton was expected to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later Tuesday, said a person familiar with the situation.
Ms. Ashton received backing from several European parliamentarians who said her comments had been taken out of context...
Oh, you mean "the context" of EU Zionhass? Sorry, Cathy, but your remarks fall squarely within those parameters.
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