Original sentence: " Following the criticism, Klein apologized stating: “I now realize that my comment could be construed as offensive and I sincerely apologize for it.I do not retract my criticism of Ms.In a subsequent March 2018 interview, Klein then praised Qatar for flying an Israeli flag at a recent handball tournament and said the emir told him that "last summer they stopped funding terrorist groups.Klein drew considerable criticism in April 2018 for calling actress Natalie Portman "pretty but stupid" on twitter for failing to accept a prize in Israel because it would mean sharing a space with Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu.On January 20, 2018, shortly after Klein's paid trip to Qatar and just three days before the second $50,000 payment Allaham gave to ZOA on behalf of Qatar, Klein expressed to Haaretz a new, open attitude to dialogue with Qatar.Portman’s decision not to go to Israel and accept the [Genesis] award, but I should have focused solely on her decision, without any reference to gender or appearance”