The chairman of the World Economic Forum apologized for an anti-Israel article in the forum’s official magazine. Klaus Schwab, chairman and executive director of the Davos World Economic Forum, offered a sweeping apology Thursday to all delegates for an article calling for a boycott of Israel that appeared in a prestigious magazine issued by the forum. Schwab, who founded the annual Davos conclave 35 years ago, said he was “shocked” to read the article in the Global Agenda magazine, Ha’aretz reported. The article called on nations to boycott Israel until it ends its “apartheid-like” treatment of the Palestinians, and said Zionism was based on an “outdated colonial model.” Schwab said he would apologize to a full meeting of the forum on Friday.
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