Odessa, Missouri mayor apologises to Jewish community over remarks 

The Mayor of Odessa has apologised for comments that he made about the Jewish community during a Board of Aldermen meeting. 

Stephen Wright stated that his remarks “were not in keeping with the beliefs and values of the City of Odessa…It was not my intent to degrade or marginalise anyone, or any group of people, nor to further any negative stereotype.” 

The video recording of the meeting has since been deleted by the City of Odessa Missouri Government due to being “content that violated the City’s social media policy.” It is understood that the remark involved a “religiously insensitive” phrase.

Some residents are accepting the apology while others are calling for a formal rebuke or even harsher sanction.

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