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Source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-01-12-robertsonapologizes_x.htm
Robertson Apologizes for Comments on Sharon
(AP/USA Today) Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson has sent a letter apologizing to Ariel Sharon's son Omri, for suggesting that Sharon's massive stroke was divine punishment for pulling Israel out of the Gaza Strip. Robertson's comments drew widespread condemnation from other Christian leaders, President Bush, and Israeli officials, who canceled plans to include the American evangelist in the construction of a Christian tourist center in northern Israel. "My concern for the future safety of your nation led me to make remarks which I can now view in retrospect as inappropriate and insensitive in light of a national grief experienced because of your father's illness," the letter said.