In a meeting of the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality, Likud Member of Knesset Keti Shitrit made a mindbogglingly bone-headed remark to the families of hostages in Gaza, drawing parallel between her recent eye surgery and the experiences of the families affected by the hostage situation.

�One morning I woke up and could not see out of my one eye and I was taken for surgery,” Shitrit said. �Recovery was long. I can�t get dressed or shower or do other things I did before.”

Shitrit then linked her experience to the families’ plight: �Why am I telling you this? Because I can so clearly understand how your lives were so suddenly turned upside down.�

Shitrit’s attempt to empathize with the hostage families through her personal medical experience was met with significant criticism on social media. Users condemned her remarks as tone-deaf, with some even sarcastically suggesting public vigils be held for her suffering.

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