Yinon Magal Slams Yair Golan's Call to Encourage Religious Israelis to Leave Faith

Yinon Magal, host of Channel 14's "The Patriots" and a radio broadcaster, fiercely criticized Yair Golan, chairman of the "Democrats" party, on Monday. Magal's remarks were a response to Golan's controversial statement suggesting that "the state should encourage religious people to leave the faith."

"Yair Golan, believe it or not, thinks the state should encourage religious people to leave the faith. What movie is this person in? I don't understand. This is a Jewish state. After 2,000 years in exile, we have returned. Now he wants to undertake a project to secularize the religious? What is this event? What should the ultra-Orthodox think when these people want to draft them? This is fascism," Magal stated.

Magal's comments came after Golan's remarks sparked significant public debate. The article also references a recent episode of "The Patriots" where Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and MK Tali Gottlieb appeared. During the show, three teenagers who identified themselves as belonging to the youth wing of the "Otzma Yehudit" party spoke to the audience, prompting a sarcastic remark from panelist Irit Linor to Magal about how he is "fooled every time."