Israel’s Labor Party apologized after the family of a soldier complained about a televised campaign commercial that showed the soldier joyously taking part in last May’s troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The family of Sharon Shatubi said they complained because he later died during clashes with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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