Italy's Jews blast pope for putting everyone on 'same level'

(see related stories) (ANSA) - ROME, NOV 22 - Noemi Di Segni, the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, on Wednesday criticised Pope Francis for saying that the conflict in Israel and Palestine was not war but terrorism.
    "The Pope puts everyone on the same level in terms of the starting and finishing points," Di Segni told ANSA.
    "But the starting point is the terrorism that is used to execute a plan to exterminate the Jews throughout the world, while the war is necessary for the defence of Israel and its people.
    "It involves suffering, but the victims must be equated with those who are truly to blame". (ANSA).