An Argentine bus driver accused of trying to throw a Jewish youth off his bus issued a public apology and denied he was anti-Semitic. Witnesses said the driver said, “No Jews get on my bus,” before hitting the youth and pulling off his skullcap. The head of Argentina’s anti-racism unit said he helped obtain the apology to prevent the driver from losing his job.
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