Radio Host Yinon Magal Apologizes for Calling Hostage Families 'Abhorrent'
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Radio host Yinon Magal apologized on air Wednesday for calling individuals named in a book "abhorrent people" during a previous broadcast. He clarified that his criticism was not directed at the families of hostages or bereaved families, admitting he should have made this distinction clear immediately. The apology followed public outcry after Magal read names including relatives of hostages and bereaved families. Magal acknowledged it was a mistake not to clarify his remarks earlier.
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- Radio host Yinon Magal apologized on air Wednesday for calling individuals "abhorrent people."
- Magal clarified his criticism was not intended for hostage families or bereaved families.
- He admitted it was a mistake not to make this distinction clear during his initial broadcast.
- The apology followed public outcry over comments made during a previous show.
- Magal read names of relatives of hostages and bereaved families during his Tuesday broadcast.
Radio host Yinon Magal apologized on air Wednesday for comments he made Tuesday, during which he called individuals named in a book "abhorrent people." Magal clarified that his criticism was not intended to include the families of hostages or bereaved families, admitting he should have made this distinction clear during the initial broadcast.
"I had no intention of hurting the families," Magal stated on his program with Ben Caspit on 103FM radio. He acknowledged that it was a mistake not to clarify his remarks immediately, saying, "I should have clarified things earlier, I should have done it from the start, and that was a mistake, and I completely accept that."
The apology came after significant public outcry over Magal's remarks. During his broadcast Tuesday, Magal read out names of individuals associated with the book "Mr. Abandonment," labeling them "abhorrent people." Among those named were relatives of hostages and bereaved families, including Ofri Bibas, sister of Yarden Bibas, Yonatan Shemeriz, Rauma Kedem, Merav Svirsky, and Eyal Eshel.
Magal had previously defended his comments, claiming he had clarified that he was excluding bereaved families. However, Caspit presented a different account, stating that Magal initially read the names of families, including the Bibas, Marciano, Eshel, and Kedem families, and demanded they apologize. According to Caspit, Magal only agreed to exclude the October 7th families after a lengthy discussion.
On Wednesday, Magal conceded that he should have made the distinction clearer from the outset, calling it a "mistake."
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