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Italy's RAI apologises after latest gaffe targets Israeli bobsleigh team
RAI’s board condemned the remark as unacceptable and launched an internal inquiry after the inadvertent broadcast of an off-air instruction to avoid the Israeli bobsleigh team.
- On Saturday, February 21, RAI accidentally broadcast an off‑air instruction to avoid the Israeli four‑man crew during the Four‑Man bobsleigh event at the Olympics, and issued an apology to the Jewish community.
- The head of RAI's sports division resigned earlier in the week after error-ridden commentary at the Milano Cortina 2026 opening ceremony two weeks earlier, while Usigrai called Petrecca’s commentary a "serious blow" to credibility.
- RAI opened an internal inquiry to swiftly determine responsibility and possible disciplinary procedures, while Giampaolo Rossi, RAI CEO, called the incident a serious breach and the RAI board of directors condemned the remark as unacceptable.
- Officials and athletes said the broadcast, with RAI condemning the remark as unacceptable, while Jonathan Peled, Israel's ambassador, condemned the incident; Israeli athletes competed during Heat 1.
- Management vowed to take measures, as RAI, the country's largest media organisation, is under increased scrutiny during the Olympics, and officials stressed there should be no room in sport for incitement to hatred.
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Already this week, RAI's sports director had resigned as a result of his many verbal slippages during the opening ceremony.
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Italy's RAI apologises after latest gaffe targets Israeli bobsleigh team
Italy's state broadcaster RAI was forced to apologise to the Jewish community on Saturday after an off‑air remark advising its producers to "avoid" the Israeli crew was broadcast before coverage of the Four-Man bobsleigh event at the Winter Olympics.
·United Kingdom
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While inappropriate comments were heard on the air at the beginning of the broadcast of the bob to 4, the Italian channel announced the opening of an internal investigation.
·Paris, France
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