You misunderstood the point.
She is the first refugee who had flee FROM Europe since the Jews had to flee before and during WW2.
Then, they were fleeing Nazi fascists. Now, she is fleeing Islamic fascists.
If the headline read Western Europe, I’d agree with you. But that’s not what it says.
A great many people refugeed out of every Communist country, and many of them went to USA, Australia, etc. Even more would have fled given the opportunity.