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Israeli TV presenter Galit Gutman apologized to the ultra-Orthodox community on Friday afternoon after she made controversial comments she made on live television about them earlier that morning.

"How much of a burden can be placed on a third of this country to keep all these ultra-Orthodox people who suck our blood?" Gutman said during the broadcast.

Gutman initially made these statements on Channel 12 on Friday morning while talking about the protest at Bnei Brak this week.

Gutman's apology for the incident

The TV presenter later apologized for her statements.

"I would like to apologize from the bottom of my heart if I offended an entire sector of people," Gutman said. "I love the State of Israel, and I have sharp criticism towards the representatives of the ultra-Orthodox sector in the Knesset out of concern for Israel's future. 

"The words were said during a discussion on the government