A BBC reporter has faced calls to resign after he told the daughter of Holocaust survivors in Paris: 'Palestinians suffer hugely at Jewish hands as well'. Journalist Tim Willcox sparked anger during his coverage of yesterday's rally in Paris, held in memory of the 17 victims of last week's terror attacks, including four Jewish people in a siege at a Kosher supermarket. During a live report from the streets of Paris, Willcox was speaking to a number of participants in the march, including one woman who expressed her fears that Jews were being persecuted, and 'the situation is going back to the days of the 1930s in Europe.'
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Tim Willcox was covering yesterday's Paris rally for the BBC News channel
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He spoke to participants during a live broadcast from the streets of Paris
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One woman he spoke to expressed fears Jews were being persecuted
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She told him 'the situation is going back to the days of the 1930s'
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Willcox replied: 'Many critics though of Israel's policy would suggest that the Palestinians suffer hugely at Jewish hands as well'
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Comments sparked anger and calls for him to resign
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Willcox has apologised for offence caused by 'poorly phrased question'
'I was not the only one who was utterly disgusted at the deeply patronising, offensive and frankly partisan way he hassled this woman - a woman who as a Parisian Jew is genuinely concerned for her well-being – seeking to justify the abhorrent murders of four jews in Paris with the @placeholder Palestinian conflict,' he said.