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Thursday, May 21, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Ruderman Foundation welcomes Liberman apology
The Ruderman Family Foundation welcomes Avigdor Liberman’s apology for using the word “autistic” as a pejorative.
Jay Ruderman (courtesy Ruderman Family Foundation)
“We hope this was a teaching moment for MK Lieberman that it is highly inappropriate to use a disability in a derogatory manner,” Jay Ruderman, president of the foundation, says in a statement.
“We are gratified that he has publicly apologized and distanced himself from the remark,” the statement says.
The Ruderman Family Foundation had called on Liberman to apologize after the former foreign minister called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “autistic” over his stated support for Palestinian statehood.
