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        2/1/2010, Shevat 17, 5770

      Army Radio Announcer Apologizes to Tapuach Residents


      Veteran Army Radio morning show host Razi Barkai issued a live apology Monday in his program, 'Ma Boer,' (What's Burning?) to the residents of Kfar Tapuach in Samaria. The apology was for besmirching them in December, after an incident of vandalism at the Arab village of Kafr Yasouf.

      Barkai was forced to apologize after the residents of Kfar Tapuach sent a lawyer's letter to the IDF Radio commander warning of a possible libel suit. The grassroots Samaria Residents' Council was pleased with the apology.

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