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Sky News Apologizes for Comparing Situation in Gaza to the Holocaust
(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Eliana Jordan - During a live interview with Israeli Knesset member Danny Danon after the International Court of Justice's initial ruling on Friday, Sky News presenter Belle Donati compared the situation in Gaza to the Holocaust. In a televised apology several hours later, Sky News acknowledged "the complete inappropriateness of this comparison" and apologized "unreservedly" for any offense caused by the comment. Daniel Sugarman, Director of Public Affairs for the Board of Deputies of British Jews, wrote on X: "This is the new normal, apparently. The industrialized mass murder of 6 million Jews can now be compared by a Sky News representative to the awful situation in Gaza, where Israel is trying to root out the terrorist organization that murdered 1,200 of its citizens on Oct. 7."