Channel 14 Host Calls Opposition Leader a 'Monkey,' Accuses 'Elite Ashkenazim' of Control
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
Channel 14 host Yinon Magal called opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot a "monkey" controlled by "elite Ashkenazim" during a TV broadcast. Eisenkot responded forcefully, dismissing Magal's comments as beneath him and accusing an unnamed individual behind Magal of orchestrating the attack. Eisenkot vowed to bring change to Israel and remove what he termed "Magalism" and "Bardugism."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Channel 14 host Yinon Magal called opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot a "monkey" on air.
- Magal accused "elite Ashkenazim" of controlling Eisenkot from behind the scenes.
- Eisenkot responded sharply, calling Magal's remarks "beneath" him.
- Eisenkot suggested an unnamed person was behind Magal's attack.
- Eisenkot vowed to bring change to Israel and remove "Magalism."
Channel 14 host Yinon Magal on Saturday night referred to Gadi Eisenkot, chair of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, as a "monkey" and claimed that "elite Ashkenazim" were controlling him from behind the scenes. Magal made these remarks during the program "HaPatriotim," stating to panelist Amihai Atali, "He's a monkey, he's a monkey. Are you proud that he's Mizrahi?" He further alleged, "They put a monkey, behind whom all the elitist Ashkenazim manage him." Magal also mentioned Ronen Menelis, Eisenkot's campaign manager, asserting that Menelis was directing Eisenkot's actions and speech. Magal added, "They put a Moroccan prime minister for you, as if we don't see the reality, it's like the emperor's new clothes." Eisenkot responded sharply to Magal's comments, stating, "Yinon Magal said I am a monkey operated by Ashkenazim, so I have nothing to answer to that level." He then shifted criticism to an unnamed individual, saying, "The problem is not Yinon Magal but the person standing behind Yinon Magal." Eisenkot vowed, "We will bring change to the country, we will remove the phenomenon of 'Magalism' and 'Bardugism' from our lives and bring a better country."
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