TV Host Sparks Outrage With Racist Slurs Against Former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
Channel 14 host Yinon Magal called former IDF Chief of Staff and 'Yash' party chairman Gadi Eisenkot a "Mizrahi monkey" on air, sparking outrage. Eisenkot dismissed the remarks, blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The 'Yash' party condemned Magal's comments, comparing them to a past racist speech and predicting Eisenkot's electoral success.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- TV host Yinon Magal called former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot a "Mizrahi monkey" on air.
- Eisenkot dismissed the slurs, attributing them to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- The 'Yash' party compared Magal's comments to a historical racist speech.
- Magal's remarks were described as reflecting contempt for a large segment of the public.
- The 'Yash' party predicted Eisenkot would win the upcoming election.
Yinon Magal, host of Channel 14's program 'HaPatriotim,' ignited a firestorm on Saturday evening with harsh remarks against Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the 'Yash' party and former IDF Chief of Staff. Magal referred to Eisenkot on air as a "Mizrahi monkey" and claimed he serves as a political puppet. "They put in a monkey, and behind him all the elitist Ashkenazim are running him," Magal stated, later repeating, "He is a monkey. His name is Mizrahi, Moroccan, as if we don't see reality."
Eisenkot responded dismissively, pointing to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Yinon Magal said I'm a monkey because I'm Mizrahi? I have nothing to say to that low-level person. The problem isn't him, but the man behind him," Eisenkot said.
The 'Yash' party issued a strong statement comparing Magal's comments to Dudu Topaz's infamous "Chachchachim speech" from 45 years prior. "45 years later, Netanyahu's senior mouthpiece, who makes a living spreading lies and venom, calls a candidate for prime minister and a chief of staff who served the country for 45 years a 'monkey,' just because he is Mizrahi," the party stated.
The party added that "fear of losing reveals your ugly truth and your opinion of a huge and amazing public that you have been disrespecting for decades. The hysteria is clear, in 10 days, Israel will choose as prime minister a son of immigrants from Morocco, a Golani fighter, and a true patriot who grew up in the periphery, who will fix all the damage Netanyahu's government has done here."
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