Fired Wall Street Oil Analyst Apologizes for Viral Blow-Up on Israel

The Wall Street oil analyst who was fired after he went viral for telling a Jewish American to “go back to your country” and covering up posters of Israeli hostages issued an apology on Friday.

In a statement issued through a New York City public relations firm called Reputation Doctor LLC, Kurush Mistry and his partner, Shailja Gupta, wrote, “Our behavior was simply unacceptable, and we are ashamed of our actions and words.”

They continued, “We fully acknowledge the pain of the Jewish people in the US, in Israel, and globally, and we regret that our actions added to that pain.”

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