TEL AVIV--Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized
Monday for election day comments in which he warned that droves of
Arab-Israelis were seeking to oust him.
In a video posted on his Facebook page, Mr. Netanyahu said that
his comments had insulted many of Israel's Arab citizens.
"I had no intention for that to be the case. I am sorry for
that," he said.
On March 17, Mr. Netanyahu recorded a message urging his
supporters to vote for him saying Arab voters, financed by foreign
money, were seeking to topple him.
The comments were called racist by United List, the party
representing Arabs in the last election. The White House also
criticized what it called Mr. Netanyahu's derisive comments.
A spokesman for United List said he didn't accept the
apology.
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