German Bishops' Offensive Remarks Hit Jews Hard

German Bishop # 1: Let's see, what is the most inane, insensitive, and patently offensive thing we can say today?

German Bishop # 2: Gee, we could compare Israel to the Nazis and conditions in Palestine to those in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Third Reich.

German Bishops All Together: Great idea!

From Catholic World News:

Cardinal Meisner criticizes Israeli wall, Cardinal Lehmann deplores bishops' ghetto simile; Israeli envoy, ADL, Al-Jazeerah weigh in (7 articles)

Mar. 8, 2007 -

Cardinal Lehmann deplores 'ghetto' simile by bishops (DPA)

Cardinal Meisner slams inhuman Israeli wall (IRNA)

Israelis denounce bishops' Nazi comparisons (The Telegraph)

Israeli envoy slams German bishops (JTA)

ADL calls on German bishops' conference to publicly repudiate comparison of Ramallah to Warsaw Ghetto (ADL)

Bishops' statements incense German Jews (JTA)

German bishops see racist Israel firsthand (Al-Jazeerah)