News anchor to Galit Gutman apologized to the haredi public after she caused an uproar by saying that "haredim are sucking our blood."
"I would like to apologize from the bottom of my heart if I offended an entire population. I love the State of Israel, and out of concern for its future I have sharp criticism of the representatives of the haredi public in the Knesset. The words were said during a discussion about the government budget and the property tax fund. But I have no intention of harming the population as a whole. I I apologize to everyone who was hurt by these statements"