Eisenkot Responds to Magal's Ethnic Slur
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Yinon Magal, host of 'HaPatriotim,' called Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the 'Yashar' party, a "Moroccan-Mizrahi monkey" controlled by "elitist Ashkenazim." Eisenkot responded at a rally, stating the real problem was not Magal but whoever was behind him, and vowed to bring change to Israel.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Yinon Magal called Gadi Eisenkot a "Moroccan-Mizrahi monkey" controlled by "elitist Ashkenazim."
- Gadi Eisenkot responded to Magal's ethnic slur during an election rally.
- Eisenkot stated the real problem was not Magal but the person behind him.
- Eisenkot vowed to bring change and remove negative phenomena from Israeli life.
Yinon Magal, host of the program 'HaPatriotim,' on Saturday evening attacked Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the 'Yashar' party, referencing his ethnic background. Magal referred to Eisenkot as a "Moroccan-Mizrahi monkey" alleging that "elitist Ashkenazim" were behind him and controlling him. Eisenkot responded within hours during an election rally, stating that Magal's remarks were not the real issue. "The problem is not Yinon Magal, but the person standing behind Yinon Magal," Eisenkot declared. He added that his movement would bring change to the country, remove the phenomena of 'Magalism' and 'Bardugism,' and lead to a better nation.
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